In this blog, we’ll discuss types of employee attrition, employee attrition analysis, employee attrition rate formula, employee attrition vs turnover, and many more.
1. Top 5 Reasons for High Attrition
Remember how you learned about the components of production in
secondary school Economics? The four components of production were
land, labor, capital, and organization. Your company's employees are the
only human output component, i.e., "labor." You cannot thrive as an owner
without the Midas touch of your personnel, regardless of how efficient the
other three criteria are.
2. A company's name, brand, product lines, market share, Board of Directors,
CEO, or honors are not enough to represent it. Instead, a company's face
is portrayed by its personnel collectively. Knowledge and infrastructure are
the two key drivers of development for a business in today's service-driven
economy.
Employees reflect an organization's knowledge base rather than the
owner's business acumen. As a result, the high incidence of attrition has
become the most acute problem for all businesses.
Compensation does not have a linear relationship with attrition. Employees
who are paid well can attrite at the same rate as those born moderately
well. Compensation below market rates may result in significant attrition
among close rivals; nevertheless, increasing payment will only reduce
attrition in the short term; other variables are more essential. Employees at
one Midwest collections service center were given a basic salary of over
$50,000 per year, with performance bonuses pushing some incomes to
over $100,000. Even though this is a very competitive salary, their attrition
rate was over 35%.
This is, without question, a significant issue for you as a business owner,
isn't it?
You must first understand the causes of this Achilles' heel before devising a
strategy to address it.
Let's take a quick look at possible explanations for the high attrition rate.
1. Lack of Appreciation: Money isn't the only way employees can be
rewarded for their efforts. Employees want adequate appreciation for
their contributions and timely advancement and salary raises. Even a
simple thank you may work wonders. Owners who believe that
employees get compensated for their work and that no appreciation is
necessary to live in a fool's paradise!
3. 2. Higher-ups' attitudes: An autocratic management style will never
help a firm retain its best employees. Superior office status does not
provide a supervisor carte blanche to treat his staff like slaves.
Employees are not slaves; instead, they sell their talents and
information.
3. Inequitable pay: An employee's remuneration must be proportionate
to the nature of his labor. Many people leave their jobs because they
do not believe they are fairly rewarded. As a result, a compensation
plan should be carefully crafted with the assistance of a qualified HR
specialist.
4. Workplace culture/environment: According to Kristen Gerencher of
"MarketWatch," positions that demand regular client interaction may
result in a high turnover rate owing to stress. On the other hand, a
high employee attrition rate might be caused by a lack of personnel,
regulatory pressure, the untidiness of the workplace, the type and
character of coworkers, excessive politics, and so on.
5. Job monotony: The majority of occupations are repetitious in nature.
After spending a significant amount of time on a procedure, there will
be no outstanding learning. No employee, on the other hand,
anticipates a new task every day. However, business owners must
make an effort to make the work more interesting. Brainstorming
sessions, intra-team contests, and staff ranking/rating are ways to
improve the routine.
Check to see whether any of these disorders are present in your company.
If you come across one, don't be alarmed. The ultimate key to talent
retention is a disciplined and supportive approach to personnel
management.