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.
Recruitment drives by the UK Border Force has led to prisons near ports and airports finding it difficult to retain staff, a Prison Service has reported.
Labour has pledged to introduce small business menopause guidance if it wins power at the next General Election.
A government taskforce is aiming to cut teachers' workload by five hours a week to help improve retention.
South Cambridgeshire District Council will continue its trial of a four-day work week, expanding it to bin collection workers.
Staff can become 'trapped' in cycles of minimum wage underpayment, a report from the Low Pay Commission has said.
Employees may be getting itchy feet but their managers are more complacent, according to the EY survey.
Pay confidence returns to positive territory for the first time since pandemic restrictions were lifted, according to Robert Half and Cebr.
A union body has urged the government to devise a social care and childcare workforce strategy to improve pay, conditions and progression.
Employee value propositions (EVPs) do not necessarily help with employee retention, a survey of HR professionals has revealed.
Newly-registered nurses and midwives educated overseas face racism and discrimination they had not anticipated prior to arriving in the UK.
Recognising the value of building rather than buying talent has rarely been more important for business leaders.
Creating purpose at work is often said to improve retention, but how do employers achieve and communicate this?
By introducing career conversations, organisations can help motivate and engage staff and potentially address skills shortages.
One in five doctors with long Covid has been forced to stop working because of the severity of their symptoms, according to a British Medical Association report.
NHS England is set to unveil a 'historic' 15-year workforce plan today, detailing a major expansion of training places.
