How employers are tackling staff retention

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How employers are tackling staff retention

There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to retention. Organisations have to devise their own strategy. IRS looks at the retention strategies that five employers have put in place.

What you will find in this report

Spread across seven pages this report is dived into two main parts:

Overview

Examines the range of HR and reward practices that can be used to boost employee morale and aid retention, from monitoring turnover, effective recruitment and induction programmes, to improving career development opportunities, flexing benefits and improving rewards

Case studies

Five brief case studies look at the retention strategies that employers have put in place:

  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust: employee attitude surveys a flexible working package called Kingsflex and steps to ensure new recruits have a realistic assessment of the job they are moving into.
  • Oxfam: total reward package with two new pay scales progression based on performance, experience and competency levels development opportunities.
  • Fujitsu Services: re-engineered customer relations management.
  • Defence Aviation Repair Agency: all-embracing change programme -- new behavioural competency framework system of self-directed teamworking new reward framework.
  • BUPA: management development programme recognition programme flexible working.

Want to know more?

Title: "A coherent approach to tackling staff turnover", IRS Employment Review 777/Recruitment and Retention, 6 June 2003.

Availability: Contact the IRS customer services, tel: 020 8662 2000. For more information about IRS Employment Review visit www.irsemploymentreview.com

Posted 20 June 2003