As transfer rumours hit the soccer world, Neil Gouldson head of employment at national law firm Rowe Cohen, takes a look at what managers can do to retain their key players...
Flexibility is crucial in the modern workplace. More women in the workforce and more dads caring for their child at home mean that companies wanting to retain key people must be flexible around working arrangements. Offering the opportunity to work from home or changing working hours is the very least that can be done.
Younger staff without families are keen on career breaks, secondments and sabbaticals to enable them to gain more life and work experience. They donít want to feel as if they are surrounded by dead wood.
Gouldson offers ten top tips for managers to retain top players:
- Reward. Employees must be fairly rewarded and receive the market rate.
- Recruitment. Recruit and promote people at the right level.
- Induction - undertake a proper, planned induction that explains the culture of the business
- Mentoring - buddy newcomers up with an experienced worker from day one.
- Career path - demonstrate career progression.
- Experience - add value by using charity projects to provide additional experience.
- Work life balance - provide the right balance for workers.
- Creating the right ambiance - dynamic working environments also have a good social life
- Involve people - empower colleagues to get involved in the decision-making process. Pay & benefits - get it right. Flexibility is crucial and what may be right for one colleague isnít right for another.
How to hang on to star performers...
As transfer rumours hit the soccer world, Neil Gouldson head of employment at national law firm Rowe Cohen, takes a look at what managers can do to retain their key players...
