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Explainer: What’s driving ‘the Great Resignation’?

Amid the great resignation this man is leaving work with all his things

'In the UK, nearly a quarter of employees plan to leave their job within the next three to six months'. Is it the great resignation? Image: UNSPLASH/Romain V

Patrick Henry
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