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Retention of staff

Retention of staff, so that key skills and experience are not lost, is very important for employers.

Benchmarking the employer’s total turnover rate and voluntary resignation rate against those of similar employers can help the employer to establish whether the level of turnover is acceptable, too high or too low.

Employers need to analyse the underlying reasons for staff departures and, if the departure rates are too high, establish a retention strategy.


    • NHS
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    • Pay & benefits

    Two in three NHS staff say pay is key to retention

    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2025
    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2025

    Better NHS pay important to improve retention, according to research by University of Leicester and University College London.

    • Latest News
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Employees more likely to be staying put and ‘job hugging’

    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2025
    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2025

    In a sluggish and competitive jobs market, employees are prioritising holding on to their roles and ‘job hugging’ is on...

    • Agency workers
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Agency crackdown won’t cure NHS staffing crisis alone

    by Dr Anas Nader 5 Sep 2025
    by Dr Anas Nader 5 Sep 2025

    With the Recruitment and Employment Confederation urging the government to rethink its proposed ban on agency staff working in the...

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
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    Return to office: the looming battle over where we work

    by Stuart Morrison 11 Aug 2025
    by Stuart Morrison 11 Aug 2025

    As many SMEs say “yes” to a return to the office, the BCC's Stuart Morrison discusses what it means for productivity and retention.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Flexible working

    One in 10 SMEs say staff have quit over office return

    by Rob Moss 6 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 6 Aug 2025

    BCC finds 9% of SMEs say employees have left because of requirement to return to the office or onsite working.

    • Offices
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Poor workspaces costing UK billions, reveals research

    by Rob Moss 21 Jul 2025
    by Rob Moss 21 Jul 2025

    UK employees estimate that they lose 68 minutes a week to unproductive tasks relating to their poor workspace.

    • Hospitality
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Food sector warned it is facing a workforce ‘ticking timebomb’

    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2025

    Labour shortages and skills gaps are creating “a ticking workforce timebomb” for the UK’s food industry, a report has warned....

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Workplace culture

    One in seven ‘revenge quit’ in latest employee trend

    by Jo Faragher 7 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 7 Jul 2025

    One in seven workers has ‘revenge quit’ their employer, according to a survey by Reed.co.uk.

    • Age
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    • Learning & development

    Employers bemoan Gen Z’s lack of ‘work readiness’ but fail to offer support

    by Nic Paton 24 Jun 2025
    by Nic Paton 24 Jun 2025

    A third of employers (35%) believe a lack of ‘work readiness’ in Gen Z and younger generations will be one...

    • NHS
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    • Global mobility

    Number of new nurses from abroad falls by a third

    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2025

    Following years of growth, the number of nursing and midwifery professionals coming to work in the UK falls by nearly a third.

    • Early careers
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    One in four young workers rate mental health as ‘poor’

    by Rob Moss 17 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 17 Jun 2025

    Almost a quarter (23%) of workers aged 16-24 rate their mental health as poor, and are most likely to report work has negative impact (34%).

    • Stress
    • Nursery provision
    • Hybrid working

    Back-up childcare provision aids retention

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2025

    While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.

    • Legal sector
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    • Public sector

    Lawyers to be enticed back to resolve skills shortfall at CPS

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Jun 2025

    Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

    • Education
    • Department for Education
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    Flexible working for teachers initiative extended

    by Rob Moss 23 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 23 May 2025

    More teachers could benefit from flexible working thanks to a successful initiative to help improve retention.

    • Age
    • Latest News
    • Retention of staff

    Gen Z are in ‘work situationships’ with employers

    by Rob Moss 19 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 May 2025

    Most UK businesses report difficulties retaining Gen Z employees, according to research describing the trend as 'work situationships'.

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