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3. Recognition Incentives
Everyone likes a ‘Thank you’ and it may
be beneficial to include a recognition
incentive, such as praising your
employees for great work, presenting
your employees with a certificate
of achievement, or announcing an
employee’s accomplishment at a
company meeting.
4. Open Communication
Look at what your company does
regarding communicating with your
employees. Consider adopting open door
policies, open workspaces, and giving staff
undivided attention. Many companies
understand that having good lines of
communication is a key element in the
success of a company’s collaboration,
and the nurturing of a more creative
workforce.
5. Match Expectations,
Responsibilities And Rewards
When employees feel that their efforts
are not recognised or rewarded, or that
their work is not contributing to the
bigger picture, dissatisfaction can set
in. Everyone on the team should know
what is expected of them, how they
Listening to those who have had a recognition, good employee/manager will contribute to the company, and
beneficial experience of working with relations, overall job satisfaction and be appreciated when they meet those
candidates at previous companies can the commitment of the company to its expectations.
help mitigate risks. employees.
Here are some strategies on how to deal 6. Embracing Other
4. Simplify Your with challenges in employee retention and Working Practices
Recruiting Process what employees expect and value from a Consider other working practices, such as
If you want to attract top talent, you company: hybrid working, which represent a strong
need to ensure that your recruiting desire by employees for more personal
process is as simple as possible. Top 1. Professional Development freedom to work when, where and how it
performers are busy people: they do not Training and development should help best suits them. Employees won’t accept
have the time to complete lengthy online employees grow, not only professionally, the traditional office going forward and
applications that ask for information but personally. When we join a new now require better wellbeing, work-life
that is already on their CV, attend five company and position, putting our best balance and flexibility – representing a
rounds of job interviews and wait weeks efforts in, we also expect to develop new new “will of the workplace”.
to hear back from you. skills that will provide us with new and
better opportunities. It is important that we develop strategies
Retention that align with employee’s expectations
If you look at the retention of employees, 2. Benefits Package and help them achieve the work-life
it not always about numbers. Instead, it Look at your benefits package. This includes balance we all strive for. In the end, the
relies on employing effective strategies to anything that is not a part of a salary but cost of lost turnover is more expensive
keep your talent. There are many variables will make employees feel good about the than the price of keeping your existing
which make up an employee’s loyalty to company: for example, benefit packages employees satisfied and committed.
their company and money does not always such as gym or car allowance, health
play the most important role. There is insurance, paid sick leave, performance For further information, please contact
always the consideration of other things, bonuses, meals and snacks, a retirement your BOSS HR Adviser. Details can be
such as having a clear career path, gaining plan and professional development. found at bossfederation.com/HRcontact

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