Employees lose trust in big companies

According to Workology.com and Populus, three out of five employees would rather pursue self-employment as a way of controlling the way they work.

The study shows that 53% of men trust large companies as employers, compared with 42% of women. Among the baby-boomer generation - which has experienced several recessions - 56% have lost confidence in large organisations.

Sam Gyimah, founder of Workology.com, said: "We are in a transitional age where trust in the workplace is moving away from established but impersonal institutions towards more personal and less formal relationships."