When you think about it, there are only three ways in which you can impact turnover:
- Wages
- Working conditions
- Benefits
Price competition. A short term strategy?
When an employee compares two jobs, if there's no difference between the working conditions or the availability of benefits, the job that pays more will tend to be the choice.
Sure, a few pennies more per hour may entice new employees, but from the employer's perspective there's a limit to how high wages can go. Those pennies, when multiplied by the number of hours per year and the number of employees can add up to a big bottom line impact.
Working conditions. Just how much can you change?
Providing a clean, healthy, safe and fun workplace with flexible work schedules as well as food or service perks
are a few ideas, but these options are limited and quickly exhausted.
Benefits can add value, cost-effectively.