Employee turnover can be costly and disruptive for businesses. In order to reduce employee turnover, it is important to understand what causes employees to leave within the first 90 days. By addressing these causes, businesses can create a more positive work environment and retain more employees.
Why do people leave in the first 90 days?
Some of the most common reasons for employee turnover within the first 90 days are lack of training, poor communication, and low salaries. Although low salaries are an issue across the industry and you may not be able to do much in that regard, there are other approaches you can adopt to improve your retention rates.
What can you do to improve?
1. Establish clear expectations and goals for the employee during the first 90 days: If you are hiring aides, make sure to assign them a few shifts as early as possible.
2. Create a training program that is tailored to the employee’s needs. Each employee is a unique individual and you need to make sure that your recognizing her strengths and placing her in a work situation where she can succeed. If the individual needs training, she also needs to have the confidence that the training will make her a better contributor.
3. Encourage open communication and feedback between the employee and management. The importance of communication can not be over emphasised. Most employees blame the lack of communication and recognition as the top 2 reasons for quitting their jobs.
4. Show appreciation for the employee’s hard work and dedication. Do you hae system to recognize small wins? Celebrate the first shaft of your new caregiver? If not, this is the time to think about it and implement a system to do just that.
5. Offer opportunities for professional development and growth. Perhaps an aide would like to go to a CNA school one day. Or the CNA wants to become and LPN or RN. Do you offer these opportunities or can you help them advance in their career? Such policies also go a long way in boosting new employees’ confidence in their employers.
Reducing employee turnover is possible in the first 90 days, but it takes a concerted effort. The strategies and tactics we’ve outlined should help you get started on the right foot, but there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Every business is different, so what works for one company may not work for another.
That’s why we offer personalised consulting sessions – to help you tailor our advice to your specific needs. If reducing employee turnover is important to you and you think YaaHR might be a good fit, please book your own session today. We would love to help make your business successful!