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posted by n1 on Tuesday May 19 2015, @06:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the real-costs dept.

The other day, we discussed a company that sees its workers as assets to be cherished and nurtured. Sadly, there are a lot of companies that see their employees as "human resources" to be used up and cast off. Maybe those enterprises need a better means to evaluate the wisdom of that tack.

Common Dreams reports

Employee turnover costs businesses millions of dollars each year. However, many employers don't accurately track this expense, which could be reduced by improving workplace conditions. To help business owners understand the cost of turnover, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) have released an updated turnover calculator.[1] This dynamic tool allows employers to calculate turnover costs by responding to 10 simple questions.

When employees leave or are laid off, companies incur numerous expenses searching for and on-boarding their replacements; these include advertising, recruiting, background checks, benefits administration, training, and lost productivity while new employees become proficient at their jobs. Taken together, these costs can have serious implications for bottom lines. The turnover calculator allows businesses to input wages; weekly hours; and recruiting, hiring, and training costs to determine the financial impact for different categories of workers.

[1] The link(s) in the article redirect. I have provided a direct link in the summary.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by bootsy on Tuesday May 19 2015, @08:02AM

    by bootsy (3440) on Tuesday May 19 2015, @08:02AM (#184970)

    People don't leave jobs, they leave people.

    If someone quits it is because of the people around them and how they have been treated by them.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by black6host on Tuesday May 19 2015, @09:24AM

    by black6host (3827) on Tuesday May 19 2015, @09:24AM (#184988) Journal

    Which leads me to comment that there is a cost to keeping some people. Possibly greater than the cost of dismissing them.