Employee Turnover
Employee Turnover
As you drive down the street in any town in this county the most prolific visible sign is “help wanted”. With an unemployment rate of 3.8 %, the replacement of those who leave is extremely difficult. Managers need to minimize turnover to maintain a workforce that can produce its products and service its customers. The Work Institute reports that in 2018, 42 million employees left the company where they had been employed. That amounts to one in every four people. The Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) estimates that replacement costs to hire a new employee is $4,129.
Calculating Turnover Percentage
Let’s understand the term turnover rate. It is calculated as follows. First add the total number of employees at the beginning of a period to the total number of employees at the end of a period.… Read the rest