5 Reasons Why Employees Leave Their Jobs 

On average, you’ll have roughly around 12 jobs in your lifetime. Whether or not you think that’s a lot is subjective. However, studies show that the number is only likely to increase further in the future.

People leave their jobs for many reasons, whether that be for a complete career change, a lack of work/life balance, poor pay, or unrealistic expectations. When these reasons are combined with the fact that last year alone, roughly 47 million people quit their jobs, it’s no surprise that employers are desperate to find out exactly why workers are quitting in their millions. 

The private healthcare sector is certainly no exception to this. With high staff turnovers seemingly showing no signs of slowing down, we’ll explore some key reasons why people choose to move on from a job. 

Poor Salary 

It goes without saying that salary is considered one of the leading factors in workers accepting or resigning from a role. On the surface, the average salary for a private healthcare worker is around £37,500 a year but this is not representative of all roles. Plus, if you break this down into wages per hour in roles where unpaid overtime is often the expectation, it doesn’t amount to all that much. 

Lack of Work/Life Balance 

It’s no secret that many healthcare workers work gruellingly long hours and can often have unstable shift patterns, resulting in a lack of work/life balance. 

Unfortunately, many employees don’t have any other option but to work as much as they physically can in order to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head – however, this usually comes at a cost to their personal and family life, leading many to quit and seek out a more stable role. 

Toxic Work Culture 

Believe it or not, many employees state work culture is more important to them when looking for and remaining in a role than salary. 

For some, the promise of a decent, stable salary isn’t enough to convince them to stay if the work culture is toxic. 

In the majority of cases, this is due to a lack of effective management from senior employees, which then filters down throughout the business, affecting the company culture as a whole. 

Better Opportunities 

Let’s face it, sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side! 

And for many health and social care employees, that’s what they’re banking on when they leave their jobs for a seemingly better opportunity. 

With the rise of professional platforms such as LinkedIn making it even easier to be recognised and approached by potential new employers, it’s really no surprise that many workers are choosing to make the switch to a new environment.

Looking For More Flexibility 

When COVID-19 hit, many businesses were forced to allow their employees to work from home. This resulted in many workers questioning the traditional ‘Monday – Friday 9-5 plus commuting’ routine. 

Although this shift has more commonly been seen in office workers, some types of health and social care appointments are being via video or phone call. 

If you work in the private healthcare sector and are looking for a change, contact us today to discuss our health & social care roles.