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.
Thousands of workers leave a job because of poor or embarrassing levels of induction, such as a 10 minute walk...
England’s future workforce believes that success is about happiness, not money, according to a report released today by the Learning...
Childcare vouchers and extending the option of flexible working to all staff have helped PricewaterhouseCoopers dramatically improve staff retention.
The...
Andrew Foster, HR director at the NHS, talks to Mike Berry about managing vast numbers in the world's third largest workforce
Long-term relationships at work are back in vogue as employers tire of the disposable workforce. Or so the facts suggest
In this series, we delve into the XpertHR reference manual to find essential information relating to one of our features. This month's topic...
WL Gore & Associates is the best employer in Britain, according to the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies to Work For 2004 list.
Recruitment will continue to be a top priority for HR over the coming year, but specialists are expecting to turn...
When a host of tactics failed to keep staff on board, theHR director at Evotec OAI tried a different tack.
With an increase in spending on training, it is important for employers to ensure the investment offers a good return.
Economic experts have come to the conclusion that to succeed business must be more flexible with benefits
Last week, Paul Kearns looked at the business drivers for human capital management. This week, he shows us how they can be achieved.
If you use employment agencies or employment businesses to recruit new staff or temporary employees your relationships with such companies will undergo significant legal changes from 6 April.
In week two of our three-part series on e-HR transformation, Martin Reddington, Mark Withers and Mark Williamson look at how to gain stakeholder engagement
Change and reform are top priorities for the Society of Personnel Directors Scotland. Andy Moore finds out how its president...
