Indian workforce is most mobile in the world
Indian workforce is the 'most mobile' in the world followed by Mexico, China and Turkey, a survey by a leading human resource service provider said today.
India's mobility index is 140, the highest in the world, showing that Indians are most open about shifting their jobs in the next six months, the Ma Foi Ranstad Work Monitor, a quarterly review of 'mental mobility status' of employees of their readiness to change jobs by Ma Foi Randstad said.
The lowest mobility rates were accounted by Luxembourg, Italy and Hungary, the company said. As a part of the survey, the state of mind of about 3,000 workers was studied in 23 countries across five continents during January-February 2010, compared amongst countries.
Some of the key insights of the survey were mobility index, factual job changes, trust in market conditions, fear of job loss, readiness of new job, satisfaction level and personal motivation. Employees in Bangalore were the most mobile in India. About 80 per cent of the employees in India are open for a different job, the survey said on the readiness of new job.
On job satisfaction, the survey said in India, people above 45 years of age are more satisfied than the younger lot. Professionals in Mumbai and Chennai are most satisfied about jobs than their peers in other cities.
