New employment data from MERKUR UK illustrates how the gaming entertainment sector is shifting the emphasis from job to career path, with over 20 percent of its 3,000-strong workforce celebrating five or more years of service.

The gaming entertainment sector is a significant source of employment for workers up and down the country, according to the latest data-set of employees produced by MERKUR UK.

The company, whose brands include MERKUR Slots, Blueprint Operations and Regal Gaming Technologies , boasts a UK work force totalling 3,000 based in over 170 towns and cities. The industry’s growing reputation for providing a rewarding career path has been underlined with confirmation that 21 percent of MERKUR UK employees have been with the company for at least 5-years, with 11 percent serving for more than a decade and 3 percent – 90 individuals – celebrating in excess of 20-years-service.

Expanding on the data, Tony Boulton, MERKUR UK’s Director of Public and Political Relations said: “Historically, I think our sector was regarded as providing short-term job opportunities. Although the industry still provides the flexibility that some workers want, in a contemporary context we are also providing individuals with career path opportunities supported by a commitment to training and advancing personal and professional development.

“Increasingly, working in the gaming industry is being seen as an exciting opportunity to build a successful career and not just as a stop-gap. As a consequence, MERKUR UK has extended the recruitment net and is attracting a broad community of talented individuals.

“From a business perspective such a structural shift drastically lowers staff turnover, adds to the organisational knowledge bank, drives innovation and attracts premium talent. A career-centric business also leads to a highly adaptable workforce that can quickly pivot as new technologies emerge. All of this serves to raise the bar, improve standards and enhance the industry’s reputation as a key component of the leisure economy.”

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Tony Boulton said……. “Increasingly, working in the gaming industry is being seen as an exciting opportunity to build a successful career and not just as a stop-gap. As a consequence, MERKUR UK has extended the recruitment net and is attracting a broad community of talented individuals……