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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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    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.

    • Employee engagement
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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...

    • Latest News
    • Public sector
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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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    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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    Pay rises and better in-work benefits needed to retain staff, report finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2021

    The labour shortage will worsen unless organisations offer staff desireable incentives to keep them, including pay rises and better working...

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    Whitbread to award retention bonus in attempt to fill vacancies

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2021

    Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to pay a one-off summer retention bonus to hotel and restaurant staff in 2022.

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    • Onboarding

    Talent turmoil: hiring in a post-pandemic world (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 20 Oct 2021
    by Personnel Today 20 Oct 2021

    ON-DEMAND | Our panel examines how, after many talent acquisition teams have been pared back, HR teams can once again begin to hire quickly and effectively.

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    Thousands of nightclub jobs lost during pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Oct 2021

    The UK’s nightclubs and late bars have lost around 86,000 jobs over the course of the pandemic.
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    Employers pledge to offer menopause support

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2021

    Employers including Tesco, PwC, HarperCollins UK and Santander UK have signed a pledge to support staff who experience the menopause.

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    • Furlough

    Quarter of workers have been on furlough at some point during pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2021

    Official figures show 26% have been on furlough at some point during the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’s operation.

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    Temporary HGV driver visas ‘barely scratch the surface’

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Sep 2021

    The government has unveiled a package of measures to increase the supply of HGV drivers amid panic buying at fuel station forecourts and fears about food shortages

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