Hi Sonjeeb/Amritraj,
Nice to hear frm you guys. Good that people have startd posting their queries in this forum. I am Deep working in an FMCG Co in Mumbai as an Asst. Manager-Human Resources. The most imp task for us as HR professionals is to constantly train, motivate and retain our employees. The reasons that Sonjeeb has cited for attrition are very true;as it is the usual answers which the employees give during their exit interviews.I believe that every organisation should have an informal exit mangement with the HR so that they feel to discuss why they were leaving the org & an online exit management form should be activated for all the employees leaving the organisation which should go directly to HRD dept & the Top Management without any information being divulged to thier reporting seniors.This can help us in making new policies to motivate & retain good people.
I too agree that proper & effective communication with the employees can help in solving their queries & grievances. There should be a direct communication of the employees with the HRD dept. without the intervention of their reporting senior. This can help us in gaining the confidence of the employees.
Moreover to motivate the sales people; it is not necessary that we should pay them as par our competitors. What i believe that we as HR professionals should strive to retain our employees not because of being an excellent pay master but becoz of inducing a better work culture and a good employer. Of course, money matters but we can motivate our employees through "CASHLESS MOTIVATION". Various schemes like 'Long Time service awards', 'sales contests', 'Pat on the Back awards', 'Certificate of Excellence awards' can be given to our employees to motivate them and to make them feel that the company cares for them.
If you people have any more ideas to motivate and retain people, pl pen down your thoughts so that we can make our work place a better environment to work.
Best Regards,
Deep
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