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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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    Few furloughed arts and admin staff back at work

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2020

    The government is facing a further call to extend the furlough scheme struggling sectors, after it was revealed the majority...

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    More support for carers needed to keep staff in work

    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2020
    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2020

    Research by Carers UK has shown that employers are seeing the health, wellbeing and productivity of their workforces adversely impacted...

    • Coronavirus
    • Employment law
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    Furlough scheme ‘has been adapted as far as possible’

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jul 2020

    The schemes designed to safeguard jobs and income for those unable to work during the coronavirus crisis have been adapted...

    • Collective redundancy
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    Firms operating at half capacity and planning more redundancies

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jul 2020

    Most organisations are operating at half capacity and a third expect to make redundancies over the next three months.
    This...

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    • Retail

    Primark will not take up job retention bonus

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2020

    John Lewis and William Hill thought to be unlikely to take advantage of scheme, but many other large firms still weighing it up.

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    Employers to receive £1k bonus for bringing staff back from furlough

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020

    Government announces CJRS "bonus", kick-start scheme for 16 to 24-year-olds and other initiatives to boost jobs...

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    Pay premiums to reduce this year as recruiting difficulties ease

    by Jo Faragher 22 Jun 2020
    by Jo Faragher 22 Jun 2020

    Research finds that fewer companies will offer a premium to attract talent in the coming months and that HR is heavily involved in business continuity planning.

    • Coronavirus
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    Employees on payrolls drop 600,000 in two months

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2020

    The UK could be heading into an ‘employment crisis’, commentators have warned, as the number of employees on payrolls dropped...

    • Coronavirus
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Retail, hotel and food services are biggest furlough scheme users

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jun 2020

    Retail, wholesale, accommodation and food services businesses have been the biggest users of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, together putting...

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    TUC proposes job guarantee scheme to avoid youth unemployment

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2020

    Women aged 25 and under faced the greatest risk of long term unemployment because of the Covid-19 crisis, claims TUC study.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Coronavirus
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    Fastest increase in candidate supply since 2009

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2020

    Recruiters have seen candidate supply rise at its fastest rate in more than a decade, but there has been a...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Coronavirus
    • Employment law

    Chancellor set to announce tapering of furlough scheme

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 May 2020

    Employers will be expected to pay 20% of furloughed employees’ wages under plans set to be announced by chancellor Rishi...

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    Met Police asks retired officers to return

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2020

    The Metropolitan Police Service is calling on retired officers to return to duty and urging those nearing retirement to stay...

    • Latest News
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    Why offering pensions advice is good for society and business

    by Sheetal Dhanuka 24 Mar 2020
    by Sheetal Dhanuka 24 Mar 2020

    There is a significant knowledge gap when it comes to preparing for later life and employers have a key role...

    • Police
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    • Candidate experience

    RAD Awards 2020 winners: TMP Worldwide takes Work of the Year with The AA

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 31 Jan 2020
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 31 Jan 2020

    TMP Worldwide took the coveted Work of the Year for its campaign for The AA.

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