Focus: White collar "Large Retirement Era", tailoring to change jobs after Corona

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[Prague 19th Reuters] -During the lockdown (city blockade) last year, Dutch IT engineer Benito Castillion (46), who has been staying at home for a long time, is now a career improvement.So I'm looking for a job change.These changes are a phenomenon that spreads out between millions of white -collar workers around the world, not just him.

Castillion, who lives in Prague, has updated his Linkt -in profile and started participating in a virtual -style recruitment seminar."If the reward is appropriate and have a chance to change jobs, we will be happy to take risks. Companies are active in loading some rewards, and is the most important thing."

A professor in the United States in the United States has named the "Great Resignation (Great Resistance)" about the world that white collar thinks like this.In addition, one of the human resources services workers is reconsidering that workers with advanced skills are reconsidering their career and life options, and it is considered that large human resources have occurred once every few decades.。

Many of the white collares, who spent more than a year while being stressed by the new colon virus pandemic (global trend), realized that the seller market has arrived under salary and various working conditions.This is because the economy has rapidly recovered with the spread of vaccines in developed countries, and companies are developing intense recruitment competition.

In Germany, the IFO Research Institute's July survey has been in a high level in three years, with over one -third of the company's shortage of human resources.

On the other hand, the fact that the rock -down highlights is that managers who did not provide sufficient support or motivation to the remote work were exposed to intense headwinds.According to Microsoft 2021 Work Trend Index, 41 % of the world's workers are thinking of retirement this year, close to the percentage of job applicants two years ago.。

Brake Witman, a European business director of Good Call, a human resources company with Loreal and Nestlé, said, "I have contacted about 20-230 companies, but all of the declines by informed people have increased rapidly.I will say my mouth. "The job offerer said that in the Corona evil, he said that the world was unlikely to collapse, and he began to search for other companies with confidence.According to him, this phenomenon increased rapidly in the second quarter of this year.

Alan Stewart, a co -founder of the American resource referral portal, could have a significant impact on both workers and companies.Showed me a view.

John Hill, who specializes in the introduction of IT and digital fields throughout Europe, is surprised that the normal 18 months of retirement applicants are rushing to the market.He says, "People are actively applying for jobs and searching for opportunities (changing jobs). They have become more bold in acting more directly."

Management is also in a hurry to respond.Sales in the second quarter announced last month by the global human resource service company Lance has increased at least 20 % year -on -year.Rival Adececo President Christoph Katoir also told Reuters that some US sector had a temporary wage of more than 5 %, with a wage of about 3-5 % in Europe.

The human resource service industry agrees in that wage raising is the best way to attract human resources.At the same time, the flexibility of hybrid work, which combines remote and going to work, is also very attractive.

Witman said, "The most important thing is that there is an office almost everywhere and you can go to the satellite office, which is expanded in the outskirts of large cities.He evaluates, "In this method, employees do not need to work at home, but they do not need to use valuable time to fall into road congestion."

In the first week of August, the German electronic commercial company Zaland held a “simultaneous vacation” to close all workplaces.This is also an effort to improve the working environment for employees."The first reaction from colleagues is very good," said a spokeswoman.

According to Adecco's Katoire, some companies have exchanged lunch vouchers paid to employees with home delivery tickets for the same amount.In addition, climate change measures are also effective means to connect employees, and the number of movements to switch the previously provided company vehicles to company bicycles is increasing.

Jobs Dot Com's Stewart, many workers, are looking for only remote work, and companies that have no choice but to work at home will escape to employees.

It seems that it is too early to determine whether the change in the power relationship between the current workers and managers will be permanent.Labor market supply and demand will gradually soften, and managers such as financial sector are basically resisting the introduction of hybrid work.

Nevertheless, there is a sector that promises for long -term improvements in wages, working environments, and training systems, as the pandemic is still converging.It is a medical care that is expected to increase in service demand as the population is aging in many countries.According to Stewart, the lump sum paid at the time of the current contract is up to $ 1,000.

Mr. Katoire explained that the medical sector manager is "aware that there are no options (other than improving working conditions). It is easy to see the future because the population is attached to the ally.""We know that (and the plague) may not end with this virus," he said.

(Michael Kahn reporter)

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