At some point, if your business is more than one person, you’re likely to deal with employee turnover. What Is Employee Turnover? A common definition of employee turnover is the loss of talent in the workforce over time. How Does the US BLS Calculate Turnover? MORE

For the average person, data without a narrative is like a trip into the wilderness without a compass: overwhelming and disorienting. That’s why data journalism — a kind of factual storytelling based on data — has become a big trend. Why HR Needs Data Journalism. MORE

Another way to measure the impact of service anniversaries is through employee retention. Constantly hiring employees because of high turnover is costly and time consuming. Service anniversaries contribute to employee engagement and talent retention. MORE

Performance and retention: Organizations with engaged workers may have employees who are 57 percent more effective and 87 percent less likely to leave than organizations with low engagement. This retention aspect is particularly pertinent. MORE

Performance and retention: Organizations with engaged workers may have employees who are 57 percent more effective and 87 percent less likely to leave than organizations with low engagement. This retention aspect is particularly pertinent. MORE

As the economy grows and the job market gets hotter, employee engagement and retention have become a top priority. Gallup tells us that only about 1/3 of employees are actively engaged, Glassdoor data shows an average engagement of a C+ (3.1 MORE

High turnover is a major concern for many organizations. In 2018, over 40 million people quit their jobs in the US compared to just 30 million in 2014. But how do you know if your turnover really is an issue? Let’s take an analytical approach to retention. MORE

In a 2014 IDG survey, only 24% of enterprise organizations migrated or planned to migrate HR functions/applications to the Cloud. The best talent systems now have talent forecasting tools to show when a role may see turnover or when to start planning for successions. There are ways to identify A Players based on data from current and past employees, and with the right system to help HR teams analyze this data, it can make the best hiring decision clearer. MORE

They are varied, but we are seeing HR focus on critical areas such as retention, recruiting, diversity requirements, and generational divides. Here are our top 5 trends for the not-so-distant future: Trend #1: Companies will double-down on retention and recruiting. MORE

Also, when you are dealing with a short supply, it may drive the organization to do more retention and more development. What do benchmark data reveal about industry and occupation trends? Turnover rate. Anticipated Supply 2014 = Sum of 2013 Anticipated Supply – Anticipated Exits – Anticipated Retirements. Anticipated Supply 2015 = Sum of 2014 Anticipated Supply – Anticipated Exits – Anticipated Retirements. What’s working in retention? MORE