I just read this article
that was featured in DNA a few weeks back. Titled “To deal with attrition,
companies extending notice period” it spoke about how Organisations IT-ITeS firms are increasingly
extending notice periods from one to three months to dissuade poaching of
staff. In order to safeguard their business interests,
companies in the IT-ITeS sector are increasingly introducing longer notice
periods for employees leaving their fold.
My first reaction was Oh No! I mean how
short sighted can Organisations get .While yes ,it probably dissuades employees
from leaving and Competitor organisation from poaching it hardly helps the
cause.
Disengaged employees are surely a
bigger threat than having employees leave. Instead shouldn't Organisation focus
on keeping their employees engaged and improve retention.
Gallup talks about 3 kinds of employees:
It’s very evident that by not letting
employees who want to leave, Organisations are only creating more Disengaged
employees who have a direct negative impact on Morale of other team members,
performance & productivity
HR teams today need to get creative
with their solutions and look at identifying root causes of dissatisfaction. Instead
of planning on increasing hiring numbers they need to figure out why employees
are leaving in the first place.
What can Organisations do to improve
employee engagement?
1. Create a 2 way
mechanism to capture employee feedback on a continuous basis
2. Work on the feedback
and monitor actions being implemented
3. Communicate with the
employees
As always I will be happy to hear from
you on what you think Organisations can do to keep their employees engaged.
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