Retaining staff
By providing opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and creating a positive work environment, companies can increase employee satisfaction and retention.
Implementing flexible work arrangements, recognition programs, and engaging employees in decision making are also effective strategies in reducing turnover. Ultimately, investing in employee retention strategies not only saves costs associated with turnover but also contributes to a more productive and motivated workforce.
Below are some tips to help increase employee retention:
Help them grow and focus on skills development:
Offer training and development opportunities, discuss their career goals and the skills they need for their role and to progress – Businesses that focus on development find it easier to retain staff.
Help staff access development opportunities
Training Programmes:
Invest in training to help employees learn new skills, making them feel value and preparing them for future roles
Discover the training and support providers that can support you with bespoke programmes.
Give feedback:
Conduct regular check ins and provide constructive feedback to help them improve
Engage employees
Involve them in decision making, create a positive work environment where they feel heard.
Competitive pay:
Offer fair salaries and benefits to attract and keep employees. Learn more about how your business can benefit from providing Fair Work
Recognise their efforts
Reward and recognise employees for their achievements
Work-life balance and creating a healthier workplace:
Encourage work life balance and prevent burnout, Rhyl City Strategy (RCS) offers personalised support, training, and therapies to improve employee health and wellbeing – support such as stress management, financial wellbeing workshops and mental health support to create a healthier workplace.
Get the right support in place when you can’t keep staff:
If unfortunately, your business can’t keep staff on, ReAct+ offers support for employees facing redundancy. This includes grants for vocational training, travel costs, and childcare, helping them to quickly re-enter the job market, training and support providers can also help – make sure your employees know where to get support when they need it.
The DWP and local authorities can also support and coordinate a Rapid Response Service, and coordinate the right kind of support for affected staff.
