A survey has found 9/10 workers would leave their job for a more flexible role

96% said flexible work would make them more productive.

A survey has found that nine out of ten workers would leave their job for a more flexible role.

The research, by recruitment firm Employflex, was carried out among Irish workers.

It also found that all survey respondents said flexible work would give them a better work/life balance - while 96 percent said it would make them more productive.

Two out of three people (64%) said they now work in a flexible environment.

This is an increase from the same survey in 2019, before the pandemic when 53% said they worked in a flexible environment.

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Meanwhile, more than a quarter (27%) said they would like more flexibility so that they can do school drop-offs.

The survey found that most people would favour hybrid working (29%), reduced or part-time hours (25%) or remote working (23%).

However 42% said they would not feel confident asking their employer for flexible work.

The main barrier people believe to employers granting flexible work is a lack of trust (43%) followed by fears about a reduction in productivity (20%).

Founder of Employflex, Karen O’Reilly said the results of this survey show us that flexible work is "hugely important to employees today."

“Flexibility is key to retaining good staff. People shouldn’t be forced out of the workplace because they need flexibility in their working day. Employers must be more open to talking about flexible and remote work and following two years of it we can see that it can work.”

The survey was conducted by flexible work recruitment specialists, with more than 400 respondents.