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Cracking the Retention Code: Why Do Call Centers Have High Turnover Rates?

Payactiv

Most call center managers are laser-focused on meeting KPI metrics relating to customer experience. However, the employee experience is equally important, especially given that the call center industry is renowned for its high turnover rate. Why Do Call Centers Have High Turnover Rates?

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How to Win the Retail Worker Recruitment Race

Payactiv

Retailers dangled perks such as triple-digit sign-on bonuses, free college tuition, and record-high wages to get staff signed up before the busy holiday shopping season. Fast-forward six months or so, and many retailers are still in a tough spot when it comes to hiring and retaining workers.

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What Does a High Turnover Rate Indicate for Your Business?

Payactiv

Employee turnover rates are at an all-time high, which doesn’t bode well for businesses across all industries. In this article, we’ll spend some time understanding the concept of employee turnover, why it happens, and pre-emptive steps you can take to minimize it. What is Employee Turnover? The figures are pretty alarming.

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7 Ways to Keep Call Center Employees Engaged

Achievers

Your call center employees are very often the first employees your customers interact with. Call center employees also spend a lot of time talking to customers who are less than happy. The employees who fall into the disengaged category are at risk of fleeing your contact center and bringing others with them.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

In fact, when considering lawsuits about back wages, the federal government has the authority to deem a business owner an “employer” if certain criteria are present under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA sets basic standards for minimum wage and overtime pay. Authority to hire and fire employees.

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7 Ways to Keep Call Center Employees Engaged

Achievers

Your call center employees are very often the first employees your customers interact with. Call center employees also spend a lot of time talking to customers who are less than happy. The employees who fall into the disengaged category are at risk of fleeing your contact center and bringing others with them.

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update: can my husband’s employer constantly record all the conversation in our house?

Ask a Manager

It was for a finance-related call center. In his (spoiler, prior) industry, calls did need to be recorded to meet regulations. He found out that the system was constantly recording because his manager started talking to him out of nowhere through his headset when a call wasn’t happening. (He Fish was most aghast.”