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Fond farewells? How employers deal with employee departures

Whether employee turnover is seen as a problem or a chance to rejuvenate the workforce, good practice in this area protects an organisation's reputation and bank balance. Our survey looks at the management of "end of employment" issues.


Key points

  • Our survey of 94 employers finds that they lost a total of 17,792 employees or 14.6% of their combined workforce in the past 12 months - mostly through voluntary departures due to resignation and retirement, but also through redundancy and dismissal.