“The Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021 reinforces the Government’s commitment to remote working strategy and provides some clarity to employers. While just under a quarter (23%) promoted employees internally in the last year to help retain talent. Three in ten (31%) businesses increased salaries, nearly double (16%) on the previous year. ‘Flexible working arrangements’ was the top initiative introduced over the past 12 months by nearly four in ten (39%) of employers to support retention. Developing a robust retention strategy will provide the competitive edge in maintaining the talent that you have and with the appropriate considerations will positively impact on any talent acquisition.” Not only because of the expected turnover and associated costs of replacing employees, as outlined in our HR Barometer Report, but also because within the market there is a skills shortage. “Now more than ever, investment in People is of critical importance. But while the pendulum of work life balance swings more favourably towards employee preferences, flexible work arrangements are only one aspect of the true Employer Value Proposition. “It is broadly accepted that flexible, blended, hybrid and remote working are here to stay. However, as evidenced by our research, it is clear it’s no longer about new ways of working the focus now is on people. Both go hand-in-hand as an engaged workforce is more likely to be loyal and productive while also providing an employer with a real time gauge on how content employees are as well as identifying any issues.įagan said: “During the pandemic, the employment landscape was in a state of flux as new ways of working emerged. This is followed closely in second place by ‘Employee Engagement’ with 51% citing it as a top priority. Given the increasing cost of recruitment as well as a skills shortage across all sectors, it comes as no surprise that ‘Retention’ is the top HR priority for over half (52%) of employers this year. And with an expected turnover of one fifth of this group of businesses, the financial cost for recruitment for these organisations is significant. This figure nearly doubles for large businesses with 250+ employees to €14,690 per employee. The cost of recruitment has also increased to €7,491 per employee, up from €4,215 in 2021 and €6,895 in 2020. And, most importantly, it considers the employee experience as an asset that requires the right investment.” It recognises and shares successes of employees, it balances paid benefits with those of a non-financial value. It should incorporate the intrinsic value brought through your business culture. This increases for smaller employers with less that 50 employees with six in ten (63%) increasing salaries by 6.6%.Ĭommenting on increasing salaries, Sarah Fagan, Managing Director of Adare Human Resource Management said: “While the market is seeing increases in salary, total reward is not just about the financial benefits. In an effort to address this challenge, half (54%) employers have or will be increasing salaries in 2022 with an average increase of 5.3%. Over half (56%) of employers cited ‘Higher salary with the new employer’ as the main reason for the increasing employee turnover with ‘Career progression’ at second and ‘Better work life balance’ at third. This is the highest rate since the report began six years ago. Higher salaries top reason for employee turnoverĮmployee turnover more than doubled last year to 18% from 8% in 2020 and it is expected to increase further this year to 18.2%, according to the latest HR Barometer Report from Adare Human Resource Management. 18% Employee Turnover in 2021 – up from 8% in 2020 (highest since HR Barometer Report began in 2017)Įxpected employee turnover for 2022 is 18.2%
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