Report: The Workforce View of Europe 2019

ADP’s latest ‘Workforce View in Europe’ report has found a range of employee attitudes towards the current world of work and what they expect from the workplace of the future.

After questioning more than 10,000 working adults across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, it reveals a rebound in skills confidence has occured since last year, with 89% of respondents confident they have the skills they need to succeed in their careers. Older workers in particular show an eight-percentage points increase since 2018.

But the report also suggests freelancing/gig working may have peaked. It finds the percentage of people considering becoming freelance or self-employed has dropped to just 15% - down 11 percentage points since 2016.

The report also finds:

• 60% of respondents claim to do unpaid overtime, equivalent to 5 hours’ extra work per week
• Overall, 12% claim to be working 10 hours or more per week, for free, but this rises to 22% from those respondents in the UK