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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 26 Jun 2024

    More than half of employees feel there is too much change at work, PwC's 2024 hopes and fears survey has found.

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    by Adam McCulloch 21 Jun 2024

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    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2024

    A Stanford University study finds that hybrid working is just as productive as full-time office attendance.

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    by WorkBuzz 4 Jun 2024

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    MPs set out recommendations to address teacher supply crisis

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 May 2024

    MPs on the Education Committee have set out their recommendations for teacher recruitment and retention in England.

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    Half of employees would move jobs for four-day week

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 May 2024

    Fifty-one per cent of employees would be tempted to take a job at a different organisation if it offered a four-day working week.

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    Closing teachers’ pay gap will improve recruitment, study finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 May 2024

    Closing the gap between teachers' pay and average earnings is likely to improve teacher recruitment and retention, finds NFER.

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    Employers plan to maintain staff levels rather than recruit

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2024

    The CIPD’s spring 2024 labour market outlook suggests maintaining headcount at the current level is preferred by most employers.

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    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024

    A union has urged the NHS to allow more health staff to work flexibly, after finding more than one in...

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    Carer’s leave: Women face ‘daughterhood penalty’

    by Rob Moss 9 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Apr 2024

    Women face ‘daughterhoodpenalty’ as a survey suggests two-thirds of people believe women should care for elderly parents and relatives.

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    Supporting returning parents: guide for managers and HR

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    by Claire Douglas-Pennant 25 Mar 2024

    Chief people officer Claire Douglas-Pennant shares her organisation's approach to supporting returning parents and what employers can learn.

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    Teacher recruitment in England in ‘critical state’

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    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Mar 2024

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    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2024

    Health workers in England are facing record levels of discrimination from the public, the NHS staff survey for 2023 reveals.

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    Busy Bees: Retention and attraction in the burgeoning childcare sector

    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2024
    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2024

    Busy Bees Nurseries group people director Charlotte Hutchings discusses how the company will recruit more childcare workers and the power of apprenticeships.

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    by Jo Faragher 29 Feb 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 Feb 2024

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