Health sector employees quit to get ahead
 As the annual performance review and promotion season gets under way, new research shows that UK health sector employees have little faith in career prospects at their current organisation.
More than a third of employees feel they deserve to be promoted within six months, but 51 per cent say they will have to switch organisations to progress their career.
Research by Investors in People suggests that secrecy and poor communication surrounding the promotion process could be to blame for employee frustration. Half of employees questioned said that their organisation’s approach to promotion remains a mystery, and more than 70 per cent were unsure of how development in their role was linked to promotion prospects.
Highlighting just how frustrating the promotion process can be, the research found that 30 per cent of employees in health organisations believed they had been overlooked for promotion in the past. For half of these employees, the knock-back was compounded by the fact that the reasons weren’t explained to them. A further 13 per cent said that although the reasons were explained, they didn’t understand them.
Commenting on the findings, June Williams, director at Investors in People said:
“This research clearly highlights the dangers of bad communication. Employers aren’t always in a position to offer promotion, but the way they handle this can have a huge impact on employee motivation. Bosses across the health sector need to be much clearer about the opportunities available and create a clear plan of action to help employees achieve their goals.
“Managers should also remember that promotion isn’t just about new titles or salary increase – for many employees, being given new responsibilities is more important. What’s more, without new challenges, the temptation is to seek progression by moving on elsewhere. Not only does this cost employers as they spend time and money to replace them, it ultimately benefits the competition who are only too happy to snap up new talent.”
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