Retention
What Retention means in Business GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Keeping existing staff, which improved motivation from training and development can significantly increase.
The proportion of employees who stay with a business over a given period.
Topics that use Retention
- Motivation and retention (OCR GCSE)
- Effective training and development (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Fringe benefits
- Motivation
- Ongoing training
- Profit sharing
- Retraining
- Staff Turnover
- Formal training
- Informal training
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