How to identify and retain your key staff

Identifying which members of staff need to be recruited and retained during the downturn is crucial if companies are to emerge successfully in the eventual upturn. 

• How to identify and retain your key staff HR professionals and managers need to be mindful of the risks of losing their best talent once the smoke clears, and put in place solid strategies for keeping them on board. 

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Case study: Flexible benefits boost retention at Subsea 7 Subsea 7's flexible benefits scheme and its employee share purchase plan have helped boost employee engagement, recruitment and retention. 

Survey: Managing the survivor syndrome during and after redundancies The emotional and physical impact of experiencing the loss of colleagues during redundancies, known as the "survivor syndrome", has implications for employers as well as for the health of their staff; this IRS survey investigates what is being done to counteract the syndrome's damaging toll. 

Staff sharing scheme aims to help firms through recession A service has been launched to allow recession-battered firms to loan staff under threat of redundancy to other sectors.