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Attrition: Corporate

Nightmare or Competitive
Edge

Lata Singh
Latest practice by the
Corporate
Good place to work
means?

Real World of the


workplace?
What is Attrition?
A decrease in the number of
employees through retirement,
resignation or death.

Attrition =(No. of employees who left


in the year / average employees in the
year) x 100
Attrition: Competitive edge
 Most critical resource of a company-
Human Beings
 People do not leave jobs, they leave
bosses.
 Mostly they remain in the same industry,
 Why so???????????
 Answer- fulfillment of their needs in the
competitive environment
Competitive environment

Changes in Socio-cultural environment


Technological Advancement

Global factors
Losses due to Attrition

 Recruitment cost
 Training & development cost
 Low Productivity cost
 Administration cost
Positives of Attrition
Excessive Manpower Cost
Separation from poor

performers
Chances of new thoughts

Rewarding the share of poor

performers.
Aspects of Attrition
Pull attrition
- Attractive opportunity
Push attrition

- workplace issues
- cultural issues
- Ambiance
- environment
Why people leave- Push Factors
Lack of Compensation
Lack of Growth Opportunities
Lack of Support
Poor Relationship
Poor Environment
Attrition in FMCG
Attrition in ITES Companies
Some other Reasons behind?
Better Remuneration
Mismatch of Expectations

Growth Opportunities

Higher Studies

Working Hours _ Long/ Odd

Family Commitments
How to deal with it?
 Nothing Special- Routine Process &
should be Controllable
 Feedback from Exit Interviews – focus

why &when employees started thinking


about a change
 Feedback from employee Satisfaction

Surveys
 implementation of Work Life Balance

 Routine Communication

Transparent work culture – Fair

Treatment
Some other Practices
1. Procter and Gamble India
 Early responsibilities in career
 Flexible and transparent
 organizational culture
 Global opportunities through a
variety of exposure and diverse
experiences
 Performance Recognition
2. NTPC
Learning and growth opportunities
Competitive rewards

Opportunity to grow, learn and

implement
Strong social security and employee

welfare performance- oriented culture


3. Tata Steel
Organization culture
Job stability

Freedom to work and

innovate
4. Indian Oil Corporation
Company brand image
Work ethics

Learning and growth opportunities

Challenging work assignments

Growing organization
5. TCS
The group brand equity
Strong corporate governance and

citizenship
Commitment to learning and

development
Best in people practices

Challenging assignments

Opportunity to work with fortune 500

clients
6. WIPRO
 Company’s brand as an employer
 Early opportunities for growth
 High degree of autonomy
 Value compatibility
 Innovative people program
7. Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer
Healthcare
Performance-driven Rewards
Its belief in “Growing our own timber”

Comprehensive development and learning

programs
Flat organization, where performance could

lead to very quick progression


Challenging work context

Competitive rewards

Exhaustive induction and orientation

program
Thank you.
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