Worker Retention and the Elimination of High Turnover Rates (Essay Sample)

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Worker retention and the elimination of high turnover rates
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Retaining skilled workers is essential to a company's success in the marketplace. It's estimated that 66.6 million people have left their jobs since 2018 (Al-Suraihi et al. 2021). Efforts to prevent employee turnover were examined in this study. The workplace atmosphere, safety, and training were the three main topics that arose. Business managers who are looking for measures to reduce staff turnover may benefit from this study's findings. Retaining key staff, lowering the unemployment rate, and freeing up funding for more social services are all advantages that could lead to a beneficial societal transformation. The use of retention techniques may aid a company's capacity to reduce turnover and increase profit margin.
Key words: Capital Theory, Human capital, Human resource, Retention, Recruitment
Introduction
For my research, I took into account both the social exchange and human capital theories. According to the human capital hypothesis, spending on employees' training, healthcare, and education count as capital. These investments in human capital could boost worker productivity and incomes while also improving their well-being. Intangible assets for firms include their human capital, which adds value to the company (Holston-Okae & Mushi, 2018). 
Employees who take the opportunity of organizational policies like educational opportunities build their human resources and may get more benefits, which increases their chances of having a successful career and a job they enjoy. However, relying just on personal investments may not result in a rise in employee retention. Human capital theory means investing in workforce development and wellness that may benefit both the employee and the firm. 
According to the social exchange theory, when workers perceive their supervisors to be caring, they increase their output in return. When their bosses offered assistance, employees worked harder to meet organizational goals, establishing a situation of reciprocity. When workers felt empowered and supported as they developed inside the business, their commitment to the organization rose, and employers' dedication to their organizations as a result of the social exchange theory application by business management (Holston-Okae & Mushi, 2018). Employee retention may not necessarily increase with a sense of reciprocity between workers and corporate leaders who demonstrated their support. 
Employee Retention
Very little empirical research on employee retention focused on the factors that affected the population of experts. Implementing retention strategies and initiatives improved staff retention. Capitalizing on functional retention presented a substantial issue for an organization's executive team and HR experts. An international problem was the hiring and retention of competent workers. Recruitment and selection are two processes that are used to staff an organization. Organizations have thought about staff retention. By implementing best practices in retention methods, staff turnover may be decreased. An organization gains a competitive edge over other firms by keeping key staff (Al-Suraihi et al. 2021). Productivity increases, and profitability may result from organizational tactics that attract talented personnel. 
Employee retention was the objective when hiring and keeping qualified staff members. Attracting and retaining the best personnel amid tough times was a struggle for HR. The job satisfaction and retention of employees increased when organizational business managers matched employee values with their responsibilities. The goals business managers sought to achieve in hiring and retaining staff were workers who performed their job duties.
These rules included respect for one another, motivational work environments, creative perks and incentive remuneration, and fulfillment with training and development. Business managers at organizations maintained the functional retention of workers who contributed to the organization or were recognized as subject matter experts (Al-Suraihi et al. 2021).
Sustainable people strategies for hiring, developing, and retaining employees are necessary to remain competitive in the global environment. HR practices, including strategic hiring, thorough training, and incentive programs, all support the acquisition of human capital. Effective resource management methods, personal progress, leadership development, and separation planning have helped organizations retain personnel.
An investigation on employee turnover in the United States government found that factors such as compensation, performance-based wage increases, and team bonuses all had a significant impact on retention. However, a different study that looked at factors related to employee turnover found no evidence that signing bonuses reduced turnover. When managers didn't communicate policies and procedures and didn't keep their staff up to date, they saw a decrease in employee commitment, a rise in absenteeism, and an increase in turnover (Salleh et al. 2020).
Businesses have been concerned about employees opting to quit for a long time. Around 24% of administrators have quit their employment because of insufficient remuneration compared to their skills and expertise.. Working in an environment where people are happy with their jobs is a good determinant of long-term employee retention. When a person is satisfied with their work and believes in the mission of the company, they are less likely to leave. The work atmosphere, job enhancements, training and education choices, increasing salaries and benefits, and work-life balance are all factors that influence employee retention among business managers.
There was an impact on employee retention when workers felt valued and appreciated, had access to training and development opportunities, innovative perks and incentives, and a dynamic work environment. A lack of employee retention negatively impacted customer service due to excessive workloads, work-family conflicts, and emotional tiredness (Salleh et al. 2020).
Employee Turnover
An employee's intention to quit, depart, or turnover is referred to as a "turnover intention." Consider quitting, making a decision to exit, or detecting an urge to leave were all examples of "turnover intention." Several factors contributed to employee turnover, including retiring, resigning, and being fired. Burnout from working long hours and dealing with the stress it causes is one reason for employee turnover.
Long-term employees were more likely to resign than those who worked part-time. Even if there is a history of turnover in an organization, the rate of turnover should be kept to a minimum. With this in mind, we delved into the reasons for and methods by which employees leave an organization and an evaluation of the processes that led to an employee's decision to leave the company. There was a distinct difference in the reasons given by employees who left a company and returned, indicating that they were on separate pathways in the turnover model (Dwesini, 2019).
An element of choice and the capacity to switch jobs were incorporated in the turnover intentions of the employees surveyed. Leaving a company can be done voluntarily or involuntarily. Involuntary turnover occurs when employees are let go by their employers, whereas voluntary turnover occurs when employees want to leave and inform their managers of their plans. It was becoming increasingly difficult for companies to achieve their strategic goals because of the global problem of voluntary turnover. Involuntary turnover was also brought on by the loss of employees due to illness, death, or retirement.
It is possible to have functional or dysfunctional turnover. It is considered an active turnover when a low-value worker leaves their role in a company. This happens when an employee who is essential to the company leaves (Okae, 2018). An organization's health and longevity are directly related to the amount of turnover it experiences. Turnover intentions were affected by a variety of factors, including those related to the individual, the company, and the surrounding environment.
To keep the best employees, business leaders devise a variety of personnel techniques. However, some employees are notoriously tough to please. As more people seek to develop in their careers, the number of available promotion opportunities has shrunk. To reduce turnover in an