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TalentDrain is committed to imparting knowledge and building awareness surrounding the areas of employee retention and engagement. As the specialists in this field, we are uniquely placed to spot emerging trends in the area of employee retention across all industry sectors, both public and private. To this end, TalentDrain will be producing its latest annual Employee Retention Survey towards the back of this year. We also provide a number of public access white papers as described on this page.

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One Size Does Not Fit All
TalentDrain has conducted an extensive research study exploring demographic differences in work values and employee engagement. The analysis was conducted using the TalentDrain database of over 16,000 respondents across the employee lifecycle. The research reveals powerful evidence that organisations need to go beyond a 'One Size Fits All' approach to the retention and engagement of staff.
Demographic Research: Summary and Implications This report provides a summary of the main findings from the research report and explores the implications for senior managers and HR.

One Size Does Not Fit All: Demographic Differences in Work Values and Employee Engagement in the UK This report contains the full statistical breakdown of the demographics research.

The Employee Retention Survey 2008
TalentDrain are proud to share the results of the Employee Retention Survey 2008. Building on the results gathered during the Employee Retention Survey 2006 we examine the impact of staff turnover on organisational performance, HR’s attitude towards retention, the interventions and approaches adopted and the use of exit interview. Based on responses from 316 organisations and split by organisational size and industry sector, the findings provide an engaging picture of the main retention issues facing HR practitioners today........	More

The Employee Retention Survey 2006
The Employee Retention Survey 2006 Summary Report [260Kb] This report summarises the main findings of a survey conducted by TalentDrain to research several issues surrounding employee retention and turnover. 300 HR practitioners from 300 independent organisations completed the survey during October and November 2005.

The Employee Retention Survey 2006 Full Report [790Kb] This report describes the main findings of a survey conducted by TalentDrain to research several issues surrounding employee retention and turnover. 300 HR practitioners from 300 independent organisations completed the survey during October and November 2005.
TalentDrain White Papers

Understanding How to Retain New Starters [147Kb] Talent Engage is used within organisations to diagnose potential issues within populations of new starters. This Executive Summary provides an overview of the Talent Engage analysis based on data collected from 1,400 employees across 19 organisations. All responses were gathered during the first year of tenure.

7 Key Steps to Tackle Staff Turnover [146Kb] Organisations incur considerable costs when turnover becomes too high; when employees with key skills and talent leave; or when newcomers leave early, representing an investment cost with no dividend. All of these problems are being exacerbated within today’s more ‘candidate-driven’ market where many organisations are already suffering from skills shortages.

Recruitment Without Retention : HR Suicide? [329Kb] Addressing retention difficulties requires more than just effective recruitment. It is necessary to redress the imbalance in HR investment to encompass the cycle of an employee throughout their tenure with the organisation. Only then is it possible to understand, monitor, and act on the drivers of turnover. In this report, the nature of employee commitment and how it impacts on retention are discussed.

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