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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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    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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    • Education
    • Graduates

    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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

    Very few employers are prepared for the introduction of new immigration restrictions, putting them at risk of a labour “supply shock” after Brexit.

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    New teachers to receive £6,000 boost to attract the ‘best’

    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2019
    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2019

    Starting salaries for teachers will reach as much as £30,000 by the 2022-23 academic year under a range of plans announced today.

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    Four in 10 police chiefs consider leaving because of pension tax bills

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Aug 2019

    Four in 10 police chiefs are considering leaving the service to avoid falling foul of the same tax rules that...

    • Brexit
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    Drop in EU migrants prompts urgent call for immigration transition period

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Aug 2019

    The number of EU citizens moving to the UK to work has continued to fall, prompting business bodies to reiterate...

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    How Philip Morris International’s workforce adapted to deliver new a strategy

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jun 2019

    When Philip Morris International wanted stop making the product that made it what it is today, it needed to ensure its staff were on board.

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    Wider NHS pension reform needed to remove overtime deterrent

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2019

    Plans to offer NHS doctors more flexible pensions will need to be part of wider reforms if the government wants...

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    Succession planning: how professional services firms can avoid talent drain

    by Elizabeth McEneny 5 Jun 2019
    by Elizabeth McEneny 5 Jun 2019

    Almost all organisations have felt the effects of record employment on recruitment, which is why supporting existing staff to move...

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    Why ‘talent’ is no longer a useful term for business

    by Harriet Henaghan 16 May 2019
    by Harriet Henaghan 16 May 2019

    As the requirements for future leaders change, is it time to do away with the concept of focusing only on a select few?

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