Becoming self-employed is the ambition for many looking to change job

A third of employees looking to leave their current job this year, would like to work for themselves, according to a recent survey.

This compares to 25% of those looking to leave their current job who will look to move to another company, according to the survey of 3,000 UK employees commissioned by Synergy Creative.

The survey found that being self-employed is a dream for nearly half of employees surveyed, showing that entrepreneurial aspirations are common in the workplace.

Gemma McGrattan, director, Synergy, said: “The challenge for UK employers who want to keep their people is to try and create an entrepreneurial, high performance culture within their organisation, where people feel empowered and in control of their own destiny, within a larger setting.

“This is no easy task of course but starting by engaging employees to understand how they want to work is an essential first step. Many large organisations have successfully created projects, conditions and micro cultures within their ranks to foster innovation and empower people to work outside of some of the traditional confines of larger businesses. ”

Despite the political and economic uncertainty in the past few years and workplaces changing rapidly with digitalisation, the research also found that employees aren’t as unsettled by change as many employers believe.