New research, out this week collated by an online HR resource provide XpertHR, has found one in five (19%) employees resigned from their job in 2017, up from 15.5% in 2016.

According to XpertHR, labour turnover statistics from 398 organisations polled show the resignation rate has increased steadily since 2012, when it stood at 10.6%, with the biggest change in turnover rates in the manufacturing and production sectors. 

This comes at a time when the latest JobsOutlook from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) revealed half of UK employers raised concerns about the availability of candidates for permanent jobs.

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