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What Is The Great Resignation, And What's Behind It?

People are leaving their jobs in record numbers. In August, 4.3 million US workers handed in their notice, the most since data collection began in 2000. A quarter of UK workers plan to quit in the next 3-6 months. Economists are calling it ‘the Great Resignation’. But what is driving the Great Resignation, and how can companies retain their staff?

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