No matter how deep the current recession proves to be, and how illusory any current signs of the "green shoots" of recovery might appear, it is inevitable that an economic upturn will arrive eventually. Employers would be well advised to ensure their response to the 2009 recession does not put them in a difficult position when things do pick up. Our colleagues at Personnel Today report that online retailer Amazon is taking this principle to heart, focusing on employee retention now to prevent an employee exodus when the economy improves (subscription required).
XpertHR offers a wealth of benchmarking data and best practice guidance on how employers can and should approach the retention of key employees, including the following (subscription required for each):
- The drivers of staff retention and employee engagement
- Managing the survivor syndrome during and after redundancies
- Difficult times: checklist for retaining and motivating redundancy survivors
- Good practice: Supporting redundancy survivors
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