40% of employees want to quit job - survey

Two out of five employees in Irish and UK companies are actively considering leaving their current employer within the next 12 months, according to new research by Watson Wyatt.

Watson Wyatt's Total Reward Survey 2004, which included a number of leading Irish employers, found the main reasons given by employees for looking to move company include a lack of career development and promotion prospects, a poor working relationship with their manager and a lack of opportunity to be creative.