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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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    Graduate turnover at 11-year high, driven by pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2022

    Graduate turnover has reached its highest level in more than a decade, with the Institute of Student Employers warning that stagnating salaries could accelerate attrition.

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    Jeremy Hunt joins call for GP workforce plan

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2022

    Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has joined a call for the government to develop a GP workforce plan ‘as a matter of urgency’.

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    Police union demands action after ‘concerning’ attrition rates

    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2022

    Up to one in five recruits are dropping out of some police forces during their probation period

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    Does HR need to worry about the ‘great resignation’?

    by Jo Faragher 9 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 9 Mar 2022

    How reliable are predictions that workers are leaving in droves, and is there reason for HR to panic?

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    ONS: Pay creeps up as vacancies hit another record

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2022

    Official statistics show that average pay continued to creep up in December, as employers fought for talent amid yet another record number of vacancies.

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    Two in five report lack of candidates needed for growth

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2022

    Mid-sized businesses say they will need to hire this year to support their growth objectives, but many are still struggling to find candidates with the right skills.

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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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    by Brightmine 26 Jan 2022

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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

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