New research from an online HR consultancy has revealed the attitudes Britons have towards their occupations and jobs. The study found that whilst a fifth of Britons ‘love’ their position, 31% felt ‘unhappy’ and just 1 in 10 landed their ‘dream job’.

As part of ongoing research into the working habits and attitudes of Britons, an online HR Consultancy, http://www.Reabur.com, conducted a study of 1,271 Britons in full time employment in a bid to discover if they were happy in their current role and if they managed to land their dream job.

The research, conducted by http://www.Reabur.com, initially asked the respondents how they felt about their current job, to which almost a third, 31%, admitted that they were ‘unhappy’ in work, whilst a further 7% went a step further and cited that they ‘hated’ their current job.

In contrast, more than a fifth, 22%, of those who took part in the study claimed to ‘love’ their current job and a further 12% stated  that they felt ‘impartial’ towards their current role. Just over a quarter, 26%, of the respondents felt ‘happy’ in their current career.

In a bid to investigate the matter further, the 31% of respondents who admitted to feeling ‘unhappy’ in their current job were asked to elaborate further.  The study found that of the total respondents that felt ‘unhappy’ in their job, 29% said it was because the role wasn’t ‘challenging’ enough.

According to the study by http://www.Reabur.com, a further 34% of those who claimed to be ‘unhappy’ in their job stated that it was because they felt ‘bored’. In contrast, 12% said they were ‘unhappy’ because their position was ‘too difficult’.

When asked by http://www.Reabur.com ‘Is your current job your dream role?’, 9% answered ‘yes’. A further two fifths, 41%, of the respondents said ‘no’, whilst 16% stated that they didn’t have a dream job. The remaining respondents cited that they thought their current role was ‘almost’ their dream job.

More than a third, 34%, of the respondents who claimed to not have their ‘dream job’ admitted that the reason for this was that they were simply ‘too lazy’ to search for the position; whilst 54% said they were ‘too comfortable’ in their current role to search for their ‘dream job’.

Georgina Read, Co-Managing Director of http://www.Reabur.com, said the following on the findings:

“It is concerning to see that so many of the respondents are unhappy in their job and even worse that some hate their current work as this is likely to impact on how well they perform in their role and potentially force the employer to make difficult decisions. Finding a new job can be time consuming and a little daunting, but if the result leads to a happier career and employee, then I would strongly recommend exploring the alternative options and getting advice from a professional in career development.”

She continued,

“It really is important to be happy and motivated when at work; not only is life too short to be unhappy, but it is likely to reflect in your personal life as well. If you are finding that you are demotivated at work, it is worth asking your manger for a challenge. It is likely that they will be impressed with your initiative and often willing to give you additional responsibilities. You never know, it could lead to further opportunities down the line, and increase your chances of promotion or change of direction to a more satisfying job.”

LINK: http://www.Reabur.com

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For further information on www.Reabur.com, or to arrange an interview with Kirsty Burgess, please contact Charlotte Horsfall of 10 Yetis Public Relations Agency on [email protected]

Editor’s Notes

Reabur are a team of chartered Human Resource professionals and accredited mediators, the core values of the business is taking on the ‘people’ challenges within a business.

Reabur provide the Human Resources function for both small and large businesses. The consultancy specialise in:

• Advise what companies can do to enhance the business through the employees, thus providing a platform to increase profits.

• Provide options on how to tackle performance, sickness and conduct within the workplace, therefore improving productivity.

• Educate businesses with regards to employment law.

• Resolve workplace conflict through tried and tested methods of mediation.

A new poll by the UK’s fastest growing HR consultancy asked adults if they think they are underpaid by their employer and what they think they are financially worth to the company they work for. The data was analysed and has revealed that 93% believe they are under paid, 61% of which wrongly overestimate their worth.

The UK’s fastest growing HR consultancy, http://www.Reabur.com asked 1,293 adults across the UK what salary they believe they are ‘worth’ according to their own opinion, as well the amount that they actually earn, their job title, qualifications and years of experience.

The data supplied by the participants was analysed to discover if they over or under estimate their monetary worth to their employer.

Using supplied job titles, sectors and regional average wages, the study by http://www.Reabur.com discovered that 61% of the respondents overestimate their financial worth.

18% of respondents wrongly think they are under paid by £5,000 each year and a further 29% believe they should be paid an extra £3,000.

According to the results from http://www.Reabur.com 93% believe they are under paid by their employer and only 4% cited that they are happy with their salary.

Only 8% of those asked under estimate their financial worth to their company when compared to the market and sector that they work within.

When asked ‘do you enjoy your job?’ 54% answered ‘no’, yet 73% of the respondents admitted to liking the company that they work for and two thirds, 67%, claim to not want to leave their employment.

Kirsty Burgess, co-founder of http://www.Reabur.com, commented on the findings;

“This research did surprise me! Not so much that people believe that they under paid – because I think we would all like a little extra money each month – more so by the fact that respondents believe they are worth an extra £5,000 each year- which shows that they are out of touch with the market rate for their role .”

She continued,

“Salaries can be a very difficult subject to approach, they are very emotive and companies have to be especially careful when employees working in the same team are earning different amounts to their colleagues, they have to ensure the differences are justified and will stand up to equality legislation. It is always good to undertake benchmarking exercises to ensure you are paying market rates, and your HR department or HR consultant should provide that service.”

LINK: http://www.Reabur.com

For further information on Reabur.com or to arrange an interview with Georgina Read, please contact Charlotte Horsfall of 10 Yetis Public Relations Agency on 01452348211 or [email protected]

Editor’s Notes

Reabur are a team of chartered Human Resource professionals and accredited mediators, the core values if the business is taking on the ‘people’ challenges within a business.

Reabur provide the Human Resources function for both small and large businesses. The consultancy specialise in:

• Advise what companies can do to enhance the business through the employees, thus providing a platform to increase profits.

• Provide options on how to tackle performance, sickness and conduct within the workplace, therefore improving productivity.

• Educate businesses with regards to employment law.

• Resolve workplace conflict through tried and tested methods of mediation.

The UK’s only recruitment agency review site has today revealed that three  in four British workers would have considered taking a pay cut or cutting down on their hours if their company was in financial difficulty during the recession.

New nationwide research conducted by the UK’s only recruitment agency review site had revealed that nearly  three in four workers would have taken pay cuts or worked less hours during the recession in a bid to save their company.

Www.HireScores.com polled 1,298 people to see how far people would have gone during the recession in order to keep hold of their jobs and save their company. Of those who would make a compromise, 63% said that they would have been willing to take a pay cut in order to save their company if the recession had affected the business financially.

Of those who said they would take a cut, one in five, 21% said that they would have taken a cut of up to 5% if it meant they could stay in their current employment. Half said that they would be willing to take a 2% decrease in their wages, with only one in ten people claiming they would allow a 10% decrease. Of the people that said they would take a pay cut, half said they would only do so if their boss were to take one too.

61% of those polled said that they would be willing to do more hours for no extra money in an attempt help out their employer. Four in five people who believed that this would help their company said that they thought it would eliminate the need for the employer to hire temps or extra staff to cover the workload.

The top things employees would have done to save their jobs and company during the recession are:

1. Take a pay cut – 63%
2. Work over time for no extra money – 61%
3. Work less hours – 52%
4. Go without annual bonus– 46%
5. Print less – 39%
6. Unpaid leave – 37%
7. Give up their company car – 35%
8. Give up their work phone– 33%

Of the 26% workers who said that they wouldn’t make an allowance in order to help their employer out, one in three, 34%, said that they didn’t care about the job that they had. Half, 49% said that they were unable to make any changes to their working hours or pay due to their living commitments, whilst 17% said that they didn’t like their boss enough.

Lisette Howlett, Managing Director of http://www.HireScores.com said;

“I think it is great that so many of those in employment are willing to make compromises in order to save their company, such as taking pay cuts, cutting down on hours and by taking unpaid holiday. This level of support should give many companies the confidence and ability to work their way through the recession.”

She continued;

“It is interesting to note how much more willing people became if their boss did something first, which says quite a bit about the importance of strong, authentic leadership during challenging times. Also interesting is the number of people who were not willing to make a change who stated that this was because they did not like their boss enough.”

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Link: http://www.HireScores.com

Gabrielle Lofthouse, 10 Yetis PR
Tel: 01452 348 211
E: [email protected]
T: @Gabriella_PRowl

Note to Editors

About HireScores.com:

HireScores.com website is totally independent and not linked to a job board or recruiter which makes it ideally placed to provide such information
HireScores.com is committed to fair feedback with checks and balances in place to support this
Free to use for all with a strong and growing knowledge centre, Blog and Forum
Lisette has over 20 years industry experience with such firms as ICI,
Zeneca/AstraZeneca and Syngenta as well as local government and the public sector.

ROSS, California – December 10, 2008: At a time when most companies are downsizing or simply cutting back, Consort Partners (www.consortpartners.com) is doing the unthinkable: they’re expanding.

Consort, an international strategic public relations and marketing consultancy, has further enhanced its team by hiring Mark de la Viña, a staff writer, podcaster, videocaster and blogger for the San Jose Mercury News. This somewhat unconventional hire – just weeks ago, Mark was fielding pitches rather than crafting them – demonstrates that Consort is adopting innovative ways of enhancing its services.

“We’re expanding at a time when other people are contracting,” says Consort co-founder Dominic Johnson. “Hiring Mark will help us deepen relationships and strengthen connections with the journalistic field.”

In his 20-year career, Mark has worked with major metropolitan daily newspapers, including the Philadelphia Daily News and the Orange County Register. His articles, which have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, American Demographics, In Style and Latina, have inspired the names of at least two punk rock groups. Since 2003, Mark has tutored at 826 Valencia, a writing center established by Dave Eggers in San Francisco’s Mission District. Mark stands firmly in his belief that rice in burritos is a sin against nature.

“I get to use much of the same skill set I developed as a daily journalist,” Mark says. “At the same time, I’ve always tried to approach journalism in a variety of ways, whether by writing up a package of stories or shooting a one-on-one video interview. Consort is constantly looking for new ways to communicate, and I’m excited to be able to utilize my experience and contacts on behalf of our clients.”

About Consort Partners

Founded in 2004, Consort Partners is an independent PR and marketing agency focused on the technology and media sectors. Based in the Bay Area, Consort has operations across the US and in London, England. Founded by international entrepreneurs with extensive industry experience, Consort’s team has a proven history of launching companies and products, creating new categories, changing perception and delivering value for consumers, employees and shareholders alike.

For a real-time snapshot on what we’ve done for our clients lately, please visit: www.consortpartners.com/news.php.

Munich, Germany, October 29, 2008. Today, Christian Reitberger, former Partner at Apax Partners, joins leading pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners (www.wellington-partners.com) as Venture Partner. Christian will support the Wellington team in evaluating cleantech and other growth investment opportunities, in addition to providing strategic and operational support to existing portfolio companies.

Wellington General Partner Bart Markus explains: “We started investing in cleantech in 2002 and believe that there are significant opportunities in the current environment to grow our portfolio. With his vast experience in this field, Christian will help us to take advantage of these opportunities and to support global cleantech leaders of tomorrow.”

Christian is joining Wellington Partners after a nine-year career at Apax Partners, where he was a Partner in the Tech & Telecom group, leading venture, growth and buyout transactions. He focused on semiconductor, mechatronics, photonics and internet infrastructure investments, and more recently spent a significant part of his time on cleantech opportunities such as Q-Cells (now a listed company with revenues of more than €1 billion / $1.3 billion per year). He is an active business angel investor and has invested in two high-profile cleantech companies.

Christian Reitberger says: “I have worked with many of the Wellington Partners team since 2000. They have consistently impressed me with their domain expertise and their ambition to build the leading pan-European venture company. I have witnessed them succeed in establishing a European footprint, a great network in the U.S. and an impressive roster of Venture Partners augmenting the core team.”

About Wellington Partners

Wellington Partners is one the most successful pan-European venture capital firms. With over $1 billion / €800 million under management and offices in London, Munich, Palo Alto and Zurich, the firm invests into companies that have the potential to become global leaders, in the areas of Information Technology, Media Convergence, Cleantech and Life Sciences.

Since 1998, Wellington Partners has invested in more than 100 companies, including now publicly traded Actelion, SAF and XING and successful privately held companies like Alando (acquired by eBay), Ciao (acquired by Microsoft) and ImmobilienScout24 (acquired by Deutsche Telekom). For more information please visit www.wellington-partners.com.

Contact

Kathy Johnson

Consort Partners

Tel: +1 415 823 9566

[email protected]