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Australians to go beyond ‘quiet quitting’
Words: Sarah Sharples | Producer: Issey Gogoll
...is set to slam Australian workplaces in the next six to 12 months with 2 million people ready to quit their jobs, new research shows.
The Great Resignation
Unhappy workforce
fatigue and burnout
...while 34 per cent have been hit by increased work loads due to staff shortages and a failure to replace lost employees.*
Job satisfaction has plummeted as 42 per cent of Aussies are experiencing...
*Allianz Australia data
The trend playing out is broader than the Great Resignation, in a term coined as The Workplace Wave.
The Workplace Wave
The trend is defined by:
Isolation from colleagues and managers
High staff turnover
Lack of flexibility 
Unsatisfied employees
It is also characterised by employees remaining dissatisfied with the proportion of time they spend working each day, which is exacerbated by managers failing to recognise overloaded staff, and a mentally unhealthy workplace.
'Acting your wage'
‘The right to 'disconnect’ and ‘acting your wage’ is particularly playing out among younger generations, Ms Mitchell added.
“Our Gen Z populations think it’s important working hours are set according to what they are paid for.”
While more than half of managers believe their company has gone above and beyond to provide support and systems to create mentally healthy workplaces, the data showed otherwise.
Increase in mental health claims
Allianz figures revealed there was a 19 per cent increase in the days taken off work from mental health claims in the last three years, with one of the key causes being workload pressure.
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