- Less confidence in the shipping jobs market is seen and job security is now the most important aspect for considering a career move.
- 62% of shore-based shipping industry employees are concerned over job security, particularly those employed in vessel operations.
- 70% of participants feel their employer could do more to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- 25% of all respondents believe they have been discriminated against at work.
- 54% of participants are looking actively for a new job a huge increase from 28% last year.
The 10th annual Maritime Employee Survey has revealed decreasing confidence in shipping industry job security as volatile market conditions continue to challenge the sector, reports CMJ Rieff.
Who conducted the survey ?
International maritime industry recruiter Halcyon Recruitment, in collaboration with training provider Coracle, published its 10th annual Maritime Employee Survey.
2,800 respondents took part and the results show that 62% (compared with 56% last year) of shore-based shipping industry employees are concerned over job security, particularly those employed in vessel operations.
Looking for career change
Job security was ranked as the most important aspect (57% of respondents) when considering a career move, followed by the reputation of the employer.
54% of respondents are actively looking to change jobs, a dramatic increase compared to last year’s findings of 28%.
Inference from survey result
Heidi Heseltine, Halcyon Recruitment Chief Executive Officer said, that it was not surprising to see job security causing concern to employees, as volatile market conditions continue.
Companies who are in a strong position financially are often investing by way of mergers and acquisitions.
This happens across all sectors – tanker, gas, dry, offshore, technology, finance, broking – and with some very big players.
“Combined with continued slow economic growth, an uneasy geopolitical backdrop and fragile economies, uncertainty for employees has only heightened,” he added.
Survey covered diversity and discrimination
This year the report also looked at diversity and discrimination in the workplace for the first time.
Heidi Heseltine said, “Diversity is about much more than just gender politics and, shockingly, a quarter of respondents in the maritime sector say that they have been discriminated against in the workplace because of their gender, race, nationality, age or education.”
A good business is a diverse business and an increasing number of employers are developing diversity and inclusion policies.
“69% of respondents to our survey said that diversity and discrimination in the workplace was an extremely or very important issue. I suspect that this trend will only grow in the maritime place and that employers will need to catch-up,” he added.
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Source: CMJ Rieff
