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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 Ashleigh Webber 12 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jun 2020

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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.

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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...

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    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...

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    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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    There’s more to recognition than stroking egos, finds study

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2020

    UK employees crave more recognition.

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    Proposed salary increases not enough say teaching unions

    by Rob Moss 21 Jan 2020
    by Rob Moss 21 Jan 2020

    The government has provided more information on pay increases for teachers since it announced the biggest sustained uplift in pay...

    • Brexit
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    Business leaders question migration policy as EU workers return ‘home’

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Nov 2019

    The CBI has queried how a post-Brexit immigration system would function as new figures confirm the decline in EU net...

    • Brexit
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    Labour would retain freedom of movement for NHS staff

    by Rob Moss 13 Nov 2019
    by Rob Moss 13 Nov 2019

    A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...

    • IR35
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    IR35 will lead to temp talent drain, survey claims

    by Jo Faragher 13 Nov 2019
    by Jo Faragher 13 Nov 2019

    Three-fifths of employers are concerned they will miss out on temporary talent when the IR35 off-payroll rules are extended to...

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    A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019

    One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full...

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    One in 10 NHS psychiatrist posts vacant

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Oct 2019

    The rate of unfilled NHS psychiatrist posts in England has doubled over the past six years, with almost a tenth...

    • Right to work
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    Most firms lack information to make post-Brexit staffing decisions

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Sep 2019

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