43% → 37%: Workers' intent to ask for a pay rise fell from 43% to 37% year-on-year, and

43% → 37%

Workers' intent to ask for a pay rise fell from 43% to 37% year-on-year, and intent to seek a promotion from 35% to 32% — signs of lower mobility.

Source: PwC · PwC's 2025 Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey (2025) [42]

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