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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.


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    How to make the best of tech to tackle turnover

    by Michel Visser 10 Feb 2022
    by Michel Visser 10 Feb 2022

    How can organisations keep on top of potential 'flight risks' and manage the costs of having to re-recruit and retrain?

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    Staff shortages undermine NHS backlog plans, employers claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2022

    Urgent national action is still needed to tackle workforce shortages and the unsustainable pressures on health workers if efforts to...

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    Three ways storytelling can aid retention

    by Alison Esse 4 Feb 2022
    by Alison Esse 4 Feb 2022

    Employees like to feel like they are part of something bigger than themselves. Alison Esse outlines why 'storytelling' can help acheive this.

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    Reskilling could save up to £49k per employee

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jan 2022

    Organisations could save up to £49,100 per employee by reskilling staff rather than hiring or making a role redundant.

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    HR trends for 2022: Future of the workplace and hybrid working

    by Brightmine 26 Jan 2022
    by Brightmine 26 Jan 2022

    What will HR leaders be focusing on in 2022? Join XpertHR's latest webinar for valuable insights into the priorities of HR...

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    What’s driving the upward pressure on pay?

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2022

    With starting salaries and inflation on the rise, pay is creeping up. But how long can this go on for, and have employers' payroll budgets grown as much as research suggests?

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    Chilling out on Blue Monday

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022

    Blue Monday, the Great Resignation and Covid job interviews – a different perspective.

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    Nurses and midwives warn of ‘catastrophic impact’ of vaccine mandate

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022

    ‘Being a midwife is not my job, it's who I am. But we don't want to be forced into having the vaccine by the threat of losing our jobs’

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    Professionals set for pay rise following year of bumper new starter awards

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2022

    More than four in 10 professional services organisations expect to increase salaries for existing staff this year.

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    The ‘great resignation’: why HR and managers must work together on retention

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2021

    Many employers will only act to retain a key employee once they have handed in their resignation, but a  successful...

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    Succession planning now a priority for in-house recruiters

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Dec 2021

    A paucity of talent will mean that in-house recruiters will increase their focus on succession planning in 2022.

    • Employee engagement
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    Recruitment: Power to remain with candidates in 2022

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Dec 2021

    Hiring difficulties are set to persist into 2022 and candidates will continue to be in a powerful position to negotiate...

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    Social care workforce continues to plummet

    by Jo Faragher 1 Dec 2021
    by Jo Faragher 1 Dec 2021

    More than 40,000 social care staff left the sector in the six months to the end of October, according to...

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    Managers likely to change jobs if they haven’t had training

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Nov 2021

    Two in five managers who haven’t received any management training are planning to change jobs over the next 12 months,...

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    Personnel Today Awards 2021: Police Now captures Graduate Scheme of the Year prize

    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021
    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021

    We profile the employers hoping to secure an award for Graduate Scheme of the Year.

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