How Fair Work can support employee retention
Fair Work practices help build a workplace where people feel valued and want to stay. When workers stay longer, organisations save money on recruitment and training. They also keep valuable skills in the business.
Organisations that embrace all 5 dimensions of Fair Work create better jobs and stronger teams.
Security
Secure jobs help your organisation find skilled workers and keep them for the long term.
Discover how secure jobs can help you build a stronger team.
Paying the real Living Wage helps your organisation cut costs on recruitment and training. Fair pay shows workers they’re valued, which builds loyalty and encourages them to stay.
Guaranteed hours give workers the freedom to plan and budget for living costs. Offering Living Hours contracts leads to a happier, more motivated and productive workforce.
Find out more about becoming a real Living Wage and Living Hours employer.
Flexible working hours help you keep people who are balancing other responsibilities. For example, this could be caring for others or managing health conditions.
Find out more about offering flexible working patterns.
Opportunity
Creating opportunities helps people thrive at work and strengthens your organisation.
Discover how creating opportunities helps you retain skilled workers.
Apprenticeships offer a practical way into work and help existing staff build new skills. This can boost retention by giving people opportunities to grow.
Find out how Modern Apprenticeships help workers develop skills on apprenticeships.scot.
Supporting disabled workers helps you hire from a wider talent pool and keep skilled workers who may develop a disability in future.
Find out how reasonable adjustments can give disabled people more chances to succeed at work.
Fulfilment
Creating opportunities helps people thrive at work and strengthens your organisation.
Explore how helping your workers feel fulfilled can benefit your business.
Helping workers grow through ongoing training makes them more likely to stay and feel fulfilled.
Find out more about continuous personal development (CPD) on the CPD Standards Office website.
Matching people’s skills to the right roles helps them stay engaged, work more productively and stay in your organisation for longer.
Respect
Creating a respectful, inclusive workplace helps people thrive – and strengthens your business.
Discover how promoting respect at work can help your team feel valued and your business succeed.
Putting clear policies in place to stop bullying and harassment helps workers feel respected, stay engaged and do their best work. This helps people be more productive and protects your organisation’s reputation.
Learn why anti-bullying policies matter for your business at diversiti.uk.
A positive workplace culture helps people feel good and work better. Building this culture into your hiring process means new workers are more likely to fit in and stay.
Find ways to build a stronger workplace culture through the CIPD.
Effective voice
Encouraging open communication can help you build a healthier, more inclusive workplace.
Learn how to help your workers speak openly and with confidence.
When you encourage open conversations, you can solve workplace issues early. This can lead to fewer sick days and a healthier culture.
Find out how encouraging communication at work can benefit your whole organisation.
When you listen to workers, you help develop new ideas and spark innovation and change.
Learn how to build a workplace where people feel heard and valued on the DWF website.