More than half of people are worried about losing their jobs in the next year. A similar percentage are considering changing employers in 2025 on their own initiative, in most cases because of low pay. This is according to the survey "Job Plans for 2025" conducted by Randstad Czech Republic, which was attended by almost 600 respondents in November 2024.
In a survey conducted by Randstad Czech Republic, 54.4% of respondents expressed concern that they will lose their jobs in 2025. The majority of respondents (34.8%) believe that finding a new job will be difficult, while 19.6% believe that finding a job should not be a problem. On the other hand, more than a fifth of respondents (20.8%) believe that they will stay with their current employer and almost a fifth (24.8%) are not currently concerned about losing their job.
"The unemployment rate in the Czech Republic has long been one of the lowest in the European Union and will not change dramatically even in 2024," says Martin Jánský, CEO of Randstad Czech Republic. "Fears of job losses thus stem mainly from the turbulent development of the economy in recent years, which has been marked by a covid pandemic and high energy prices. Other employees feel threatened by the turbulent development of technology and the emergence of artificial intelligence. In part of the sector, most notably in the automotive sector, concerns are related to possible negative developments abroad, especially in Germany."
More than half of the respondents (56.1%) in the survey said they were considering changing jobs on their own initiative in 2025. A larger proportion (43.5%) plan to do so for sure, while a smaller proportion (12.6) are thinking about changing but are not firmly decided. Just under a quarter of respondents (23.4%) do not want to change employers because they are satisfied at work and the remaining fifth (20.5%) have not yet considered changing jobs at all.
Among the reasons for changing their current job, low financial remuneration is clearly predominant (39.9%), 28.7% of those planning to change are looking for a better work-life balance and 11.2% lack career growth opportunities in their current job. A large majority of respondents (83.4%) indicated full-time work as their preferred form of employment.
"Salary and benefits are a decisive criterion for choosing an employer in the long term and in the April REBR survey, for example, 47% of respondents cited low remuneration in view of the rising cost of living as the main reason for changing jobs," concludes Martin Jánský, CEO of Randstad Czech Republic. "As the survey shows, if companies want to retain quality employees, they should focus on adequate financial remuneration, work-life balance and creating room for career growth through an appropriate HR policy and skills development programme."
