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2. IN NUMBERS
The rise of

‘climate-
quitting’

35%

of UK workers would
consider ‘climate quitting’:
leaving their job if
their employer was not
sustainable enough

27%

1. MENTAL HEALTH of over-55s claimed
they would ‘climate
quit’ if their employer
Stress tops table of was greenwashing
workplace hazards
for safety reps 48%

A survey of UK safety by two separate concerns,
said they would ‘never’
representatives has both at 29% – slips, consider a job in
found that stress is the trips and falls, and back certain professions for
environmental and moral
workplace hazard that most strains. Slightly lower
reasons, even if it off ered

concerns respondents. figures were listed for a competitive package
More than 3000 safety overwork (28%) and
reps were asked to identify harassment, violence
the main hazards of and verbal abuse (26%).
concern at their workplace Although stress remains 54%
and then rank the top fi ve the most common top-fi ve
in order of importance, concern in both the public
of Gen Z employees
with 59% listing stress and private sectors, the would leave their current
as the hazard that most survey findings reveal that position if their employer

were found to be guilty
concerns them. Bullying/ stress is more likely to be
of greenwashing
harassment came second, an issue in the former, with
with 45% of respondents 64% of public sector safety
Read what Ruth
citing it. representatives citing it
Wilkinson, head of policy
COVID-19 exposure compared with 52% in the at IOSH, has to say about the
– a new addition to this private sector. research at ioshmagazine.com/
year’s survey – was PHOTOGRAPHY: ISTOCK climate-quitting
listed in third place bit.ly/TUC-health-safety- *Source: 2000 people were surveyed by
(39%).This was followed reps-report Resource Solutions

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