Retention

Tread carefully when approving job-sharing arrangements

01/01/2005

Issue: Two employees ask to share one job: Should your organization approve it?
Risk/benefit: Job sharing can improve retention and boost morale, but it also can spark negative side effects. …

Shield your best people from recruiters’ clutches

01/01/2005

Follow these field-tested techniques for warding off recruiters.

Do your leave benefits entice employees to stay?

12/01/2004

Issue: Are your employee-leave policies too stingy, too generous or just right?
Benefit: Knowing how your organization compares to others helps you attract and retain top employees.
Action: Review …

Want a competitive edge? Push managers to give feedback

11/01/2004

Issue: The importance of giving consistent feedback on employee performance. Benefit: When managers provide feedback, employees are more likely to stay …

Common small-company confusion: believing FMLA applies to them

10/01/2004

Small employers may be hurting their productivity by offering more generous family-and-medical leave benefits than legally required.
That’s the message of a new National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) study, …

Tap into employee brainstorms via suggestion program

10/01/2004

Issue: Employees have great ideas every day. Is your organization tapping into them? Benefits: A properly managed suggestion program can improve morale, increase …

Use personality tests as tool, not stand-in, for hiring process

09/01/2004

Issue: When can (and should) you use personality testing to screen applicants? Benefit: More tests are available online, which makes them easier and cheaper …

Trump ‘The Donald’ with benefits of apprenticeships

09/01/2004

Issue: Your organization can benefit from government-backed apprenticeship programs. Benefit: Such programs can help you attract better applicants, cut turnover …

To cut turnover, give applicants a realistic view of job

08/01/2004

Issue: How much should you, or the hiring manager, “sell” a position versus giving the full picture, warts and all? Risk: Providing an overly rosy scenario will create …

Retain low-wage employees without busting your budget