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Experts have suggested that the Netherlands is experiencing its own post-pandemic Great Resignation trend after it was revealed that one in five workers switched jobs in 2022, IamExpat reports.
The Great Resignation - aka the Big Quit or the Great Reshuffle - is an economic trend in which a significant number of employees choose to quit their jobs. Recent figures published by the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) have shown that this trend can also be observed in the Netherlands. Almost 1.5 million people - or one in five workers - took the decision to quit their job and look for something new in 2022.
404,000 people changed jobs between the second and third quarters of 2022, “a quarter more than just before the pandemic”, according to the UWV. Over the past decade, “the number of job changes [in the Netherlands] has doubled.”
Overall, workers with flexible employment contracts were reportedly more likely to make a change. The Netherlands also saw a significant increase in the number of people choosing self-employment. In the past two years, the total number of self-employed people has increased by 14 per cent. The largest increases were seen in the healthcare, technical and ICT sectors.
In search of higher salaries and better conditions
In a statement published by the UWV, international labour market advisor Michel van Smoorenburg said the wave of resignations could also be observed in countries like the US which, in common with the Netherlands, is suffering from a severe shortage of workers after the pandemic.
American workers tended to be seeking new jobs in order to improve their work-life balance but Mr Van Smoorenburg says the motivation for career changes in the Netherlands was slightly different.
“We are champions of part-time work and there is no country in Europe where people work from home so often. In the Netherlands, the explanation for the many job changes is therefore mainly due to the increased tightness on the labour market,” he said.
Looking for a new position can be risky, however, recent talent shortages observed across various industries in the Netherlands allowed workers to be more secure in their decision to quit their jobs.
“In a tight labour market, employees change jobs more quickly,” Mr Van Smoorenburg said. “Employees review their own job and then weigh the pros and cons of switching. A possible higher wage, more development opportunities or more favourable other employment conditions play a role in this.”
Source: IamExpat
(Quotes via original reporting)
Experts have suggested that the Netherlands is experiencing its own post-pandemic Great Resignation trend after it was revealed that one in five workers switched jobs in 2022, IamExpat reports.
The Great Resignation - aka the Big Quit or the Great Reshuffle - is an economic trend in which a significant number of employees choose to quit their jobs. Recent figures published by the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) have shown that this trend can also be observed in the Netherlands. Almost 1.5 million people - or one in five workers - took the decision to quit their job and look for something new in 2022.
404,000 people changed jobs between the second and third quarters of 2022, “a quarter more than just before the pandemic”, according to the UWV. Over the past decade, “the number of job changes [in the Netherlands] has doubled.”
Overall, workers with flexible employment contracts were reportedly more likely to make a change. The Netherlands also saw a significant increase in the number of people choosing self-employment. In the past two years, the total number of self-employed people has increased by 14 per cent. The largest increases were seen in the healthcare, technical and ICT sectors.
In search of higher salaries and better conditions
In a statement published by the UWV, international labour market advisor Michel van Smoorenburg said the wave of resignations could also be observed in countries like the US which, in common with the Netherlands, is suffering from a severe shortage of workers after the pandemic.
American workers tended to be seeking new jobs in order to improve their work-life balance but Mr Van Smoorenburg says the motivation for career changes in the Netherlands was slightly different.
“We are champions of part-time work and there is no country in Europe where people work from home so often. In the Netherlands, the explanation for the many job changes is therefore mainly due to the increased tightness on the labour market,” he said.
Looking for a new position can be risky, however, recent talent shortages observed across various industries in the Netherlands allowed workers to be more secure in their decision to quit their jobs.
“In a tight labour market, employees change jobs more quickly,” Mr Van Smoorenburg said. “Employees review their own job and then weigh the pros and cons of switching. A possible higher wage, more development opportunities or more favourable other employment conditions play a role in this.”
Source: IamExpat
(Quotes via original reporting)