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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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    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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    • Hospitality
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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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    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.
    A report published...

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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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    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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    Recruitment and retention ‘found wanting’ as employers take ad hoc approach

    by Rob Moss 21 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 21 Sep 2021

    Approaching half (43%) of HR professionals say their organisation takes an ‘ad hoc’ approach to recruitment and retention, according to the CIPD.

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    Childcare issues force one in six to cut work hours

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Aug 2021

    One in six parents has had to reduce their working hours because of difficulty accessing childcare.
    According to the Early...

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    Vacancies at record level amid ongoing staff shortages

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2021

    The number of job vacancies has continued to surge according to the ONS, but the number of employees on payrolls is still below pre-pandemic levels.

    • Financial services
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    • Learning & development

    Financial services facing ‘skills ticking time bomb’

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2021

    Four in five HR leaders in financial services say their organisation is facing a skills crisis.

    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations
    • NHS

    Mandatory vaccines could deepen recruitment crisis in care sector

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jun 2021
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jun 2021

    Government expected to announce that care home staff will be given 16 weeks to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

    • Coronavirus
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    • Furlough

    British Airways puts thousands back on furlough

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2021

    British Airways has put thousands of employees back on furlough because plans to resume international travel have stalled.

    • CIPD
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    Quality of jobs unaffected by pandemic

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2021

    The CIPD is calling on employers to improve their understanding of 'job quality' and double down on efforts to make work a force for good.

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    NHS staff shortages ‘biggest driver of burnout’

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021

    Health authorities should publish transparent accounts of staff shortages to help address resourcing problems, MPs have said.

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