Staff retention
What Staff retention means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Motivated staff stay longer, which lowers recruitment and training costs.
The ability of a business to keep its employees and prevent them from leaving to work elsewhere.
The ability of a business to keep its employees and prevent them from leaving.
Topics that use Staff retention
- Good customer services (AQA GCSE)
- Motivating employees (AQA GCSE)
- The role of human resources (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Productivity
- Brand reputation and repeat custom
- Business costs and benefits
- Business reputation
- Commission
- Communication and feedback
- Communication channels
- Competitiveness and profitability
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