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The Secrets of Companies With Low Turnover [Infographic]

April 5, 2016
The average company loses 20-50 percent of its employee base yearly. This guide shows how to tell if employees are engaged, how to increase retention rate, and even gives some scenarios in which high turnover can be positive.

Turnover and employee engagement are top challenges reported by HR organizations. In order to reduce turnover, leadership needs to understand that the average company loses 20-50 percent of its employees each year, and at any given time, it should be assumed that 55 percent of an organization’s employees are searching for other opportunities.

To curb this trend, employee engagement is key. Companies with highly engaged employees have turnover rates 31 percent lower than those with employees who are less engaged. Highly engaged employees are great for business too. In addition to being twice as likely to remain with the company, these employees are two times more likely to help a coworker without being asked, and three times more likely to go beyond expectations to do something positive for the company.

In fact, dedicated employee engagement programs have been shown to increase annual organizational profits by $2,400 per employee.

Nurturing Employee Engagement

So how do companies nurture employee engagement? One tactic is to communicate openly with employees about their career paths. Empowering employees to set their own goals is more effective than top-down goal-setting. Also, work to build loyalty in the office. Remind employees their work is less about individual accomplishments and more about what the team can achieve as a whole.

Loyalty is easily overlooked in modern workplaces; a surprising 80 percent of executives say promoting loyalty in their companies has never been a priority.

Employee Turnover Can Be a Blessing

Engaging existing employees is one thing, but what about addressing the issue of turnover before another employee arrives or as the next employee departs?

Believe it or not, there are occasions when high turnover can be a blessing. Sometimes organizations outgrow their existing crop of employees and it makes sense to bring in a bunch of new people with new energy and new ideas. Just be sure to keep those people engaged once they arrive!

Learn more about employee engagement and retention here.

About the Author

Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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