5 Ways to Irritate Employees

By : Lou Hampton

With the constraints of today’s labor market, employers need to do everything in their power to attract and keep qualified employees.

  Most managers and business owners mistakenly believe that the solution to eliminating employee turnover and keeping their qualified people is rooted in salary. In reality, when asked why they’re unhappy in their present position, most employees cite lack of respect more often than money. Employees today want to be recognized and treated fairly. They want to know that their input matters and that upper-level managers are listening to their suggestions and implementing their ideas. When employees feel ignored or unappreciated, they’ll most likely quit, thus affecting not only your company’s productivity, but also its bottom line.

  The fact is that it costs employers approximately one-third of a new hire’s salary to replace an employee. These costs include everything from advertising and headhunter fees to ...

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