As a specialist Sales Recruiter, I’ve gathered insights into why employees move on. Here, I share the problems they face and my advice for employers to improve retention.
Common Issues:
🔷 Lack of support: Staff often feel overwhelmed and unsupported, increasing the risk of burnout.
🔷 Work-life imbalance: Over-demanding schedules lead to dissatisfaction and exhaustion.
🔷 Excessive travel: Constant out-of-town travel affects quality family time.
🔷 Micromanagement: This indicates mistrust and fosters a negative environment.
🔷 Feeling unheard: Employees feel replaceable if their inputs are ignored.
🔷 Inflexible schedules: Daily commuting stress due to rigid office hours erodes morale.
🔷 Monotonous roles: Lack of variety in tasks drains motivation.
🔷 Pay disparity: Paying less than market rates, or pay gaps among peers, breeds discontent.
🔷 Insufficient training: Lack of opportunities for skill development stagnates career growth.
Advice for Employers:
🔷 Enhance support: Foster team collaboration and ensure open communication channels.
🔷 Promote work-life balance: Implement flexible work hours and encourage time off and without pressure to check work emails whilst on leave.
🔷 Limit travel: Utilise virtual meetings or distribute travel duties evenly.
🔷 Trust your staff: Encourage autonomy to reduce micromanagement.
🔷 Value feedback: Make employees feel integral by appreciating their contributions.
🔷 Offer flexible schedules: Consider remote work, hybrid or flexible hours to reduce commuting stress.
🔷 Vary roles: Review roles regularly, ensuring job diversity and preventing monotony.
🔷 Ensure fair pay: Maintain transparency in pay scales and reward skills and experience fairly.
🔷 Provide training: Offer initial extensive onboard training then regular skill development and training sessions to help employees evolve in their roles.
Paying attention to these issues and taking the steps outlined here can make a world of difference. The result? Happier, more satisfied employees who are excited to contribute to a dynamic and thriving workplace.