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.
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RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced
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The...
Using people analytics to drive retention success (webinar)
In XpertHR’s 60-minute webinar at 2pm BST on Thursday 28 September 2017, people analytics expert Sjoerd van den Heuvel...
How to upskill existing employees and sharpen retention
In their Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey 2017 of over 1,000 HR professionals, the CIPD and Hays examined a range...
Internal vacancy engines: Developing the SME talent you already have
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How to be an employer of choice in an increasingly competitive jobs market
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