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.
Insurance company AXA had a mix of cultures and a tendency to recruit externally until it launched a series of formal talent management programmes.
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UK workers are among the least confident in the world about the future of their jobs, despite rising optimism in the rest of the global workforce.
UK employees are among the most likely in Europe to actively consider leaving their job in the next 12 months, according to research.
Keeping top talenthas led many companies to increase salary offers in a bid to keep staff.
Lack of interest and responbility drive HR staff to look for new challenges elsewhere.
Investors in People is urging employers to pay more attention to staff needs as 'job hopping' gathers momentum.
UK talent is packing up and heading for the US, Canada and Australia.
