Strategies to retain top talent

Successful retention of employees drives greater skills levels across your business, as experienced hires become part of the fabric of your brand and pass their knowledge on to others. This can offer staff advantages and opportunities at various levels of their careers.?

New hires will also bring valuable insights to add to the shared skillset of more established people within your business, which in turn, feeds your workplace culture.?

Creating a comfortable environment?

Work flexibility can be a difficult challenge to overcome if your company hasn’t implemented a work structure. When looking to push your employee retention considering a work structure is crucial as they can balance their shifts with breaks, to reduce the stress of a heavy workload. This then creates a more relaxed and productive atmosphere in the workplace as they can come back feeling refreshed with new ideas to offer.?

It's also important to establish a work pattern with employees so that they are aware of what’s going on in the company and therefore when they can expect peak activity within the business and when they can take days off. Creating a system i.e., your staff work four days a week but get three days off, can be a very effective approach as it gives team members the opportunity to spend more quality time with family, friends and time investing in themselves.?

Prioritising mental health and wellbeing?

Employee wellbeing should be a core focus when driving retention in your company. Showing your staff that you are dedicated to supporting their needs and improving the overall wellbeing of your workforce, will further add to the happy environment you’re aiming to achieve.??

One approach to consider may be adopting a mental health and wellbeing policy and attached to that the occupational therapy or resources that your company offers to employees if need be. This can then provide you with the insightful and reasonable steps that you could take to try and help them.?

Top tips for employee retention?

• Aim to centre your focus around the professional development for your people. It will often come down to the learning and development, professional development, and engaging with your people.?
• Ensure that the perks, benefits, or anything else you offer in your job ads, correspond with what you provide to new hires.?
• Your full benefits package should be at the top of the job ad so, it’s clearly visible to candidates. The average time spent looking at a job ad is now only seven seconds. If you don’t grasp their attention and interest within that short period of time, for them – it’s on to the next one.?
• Implement a mental health and wellbeing policy across your organisation. It’s not just a case of your company doing this to reduce high sickness and absence rates, it’s about showing your support and care towards team members.?

We have lots of tools to help you find the right person for your roles. If you need more help, please reach out to your Account Manager or contact our Customer Services team. ?

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