Employee resignation rate stands at 7.9%

The latest XpertHR research shows that employers experienced a median voluntary resignation rate of 7.9% in 2011 and a median total staff turnover rate of 13.2%, but there are the usual variations in labour turnover patterns according to industry and occupation. 

• Labour turnover rates: 2012 XpertHR survey The highest resignation rates in the economy were experienced by private-sector-services employers, with a median of 9%, compared with 4.1% in manufacturing and production and 6.1% in the public sector. 
• The full data from this survey is available on XpertHR Benchmarking. 

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Absence rate remains at 2.8% of working time lost: 2012 XpertHR survey XpertHR's latest research covering UK employers' absence rates and costs for the 2011 calendar year. 

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XpertHR salary surveys This XpertHR service provides access to top-quality market pay data for those customers who participate in and subscribe to XpertHR Salary Surveys. This salary organisation has been collecting pay data for more than 40 years (previously as CELRE) and its range of salary surveys includes detailed figures for labour turnover alongside pay and benefits information.