Employee Retention
INDEX
1. Introduction. 2. What is Employee Retention? 3. Importance of Employee Retention. 4. What makes employee leave? 5. Retention Myths. 6. Benefits of Attrition. 7. Employee Retention strategies. * Low Level * Medium Level * High Level. 8. Manager’s Role in Retention. 9. Bibliography
Introduction
Employee Retention involves taking measures to encourage employees to remain in the organization for the maximum period of time. Corporate is facing a lot of problems in employee retention these days. Hiring knowledgeable people for the job is essential for an employer. But retention is even more important than hiring. There is no dearth of opportunities for a talented person. There are many organizations which are looking for such employees. If a person is not satisfied by the job he’s doing, he may switch over to some other more suitable job. In today’s environment it becomes very important for organizations to retain their employees. The top organizations are on the top because they value their employees and they know how to keep them glued to the organization. Employees stay and leave organizations for some reasons. The reason may be personal or professional. These reasons should be understood by the employer and should be taken care of. The organizations are becoming aware of these reasons and adopting many strategies for employee retention.
What is Employee Retention?
Employee retention is a process in which the employees are encouraged to remain with the organization for the maximum period of time or until the completion of the project. Employee retention is beneficial for the organization as well as the employee. Employees today are different. They are not the ones who don’t have good opportunities in hand. As soon as they feel dissatisfied with the current employer or the job, they switch over to the next job. It is the responsibility of the employer to retain their best employees. If they don’t,
1. Introduction. 2. What is Employee Retention? 3. Importance of Employee Retention. 4. What makes employee leave? 5. Retention Myths. 6. Benefits of Attrition. 7. Employee Retention strategies. * Low Level * Medium Level * High Level. 8. Manager’s Role in Retention. 9. Bibliography
Introduction
Employee Retention involves taking measures to encourage employees to remain in the organization for the maximum period of time. Corporate is facing a lot of problems in employee retention these days. Hiring knowledgeable people for the job is essential for an employer. But retention is even more important than hiring. There is no dearth of opportunities for a talented person. There are many organizations which are looking for such employees. If a person is not satisfied by the job he’s doing, he may switch over to some other more suitable job. In today’s environment it becomes very important for organizations to retain their employees. The top organizations are on the top because they value their employees and they know how to keep them glued to the organization. Employees stay and leave organizations for some reasons. The reason may be personal or professional. These reasons should be understood by the employer and should be taken care of. The organizations are becoming aware of these reasons and adopting many strategies for employee retention.
What is Employee Retention?
Employee retention is a process in which the employees are encouraged to remain with the organization for the maximum period of time or until the completion of the project. Employee retention is beneficial for the organization as well as the employee. Employees today are different. They are not the ones who don’t have good opportunities in hand. As soon as they feel dissatisfied with the current employer or the job, they switch over to the next job. It is the responsibility of the employer to retain their best employees. If they don’t,
Bibliography: 1. humanresources.about.com 2. highretention.com 3. retentionconnection.com 4. themanager.org/HR 5. ‘The Employee Retention Handbook’ by Stephen Taylor 6. ‘Hiring and Keeping the best people’ by Harvard Business School