Kris Grant, CEO of ASPL Group, shares strategies for retaining staff, in response to the tightening labour market and talent shortage with the Australian Financial Review.

‘Employees who aren’t happy will walk’, CEO Kris Grant shares her thoughts on the latest employee turnover rates as many individuals take the lyrics from Beyonce’s newest single as a sign to hand in their resignation.

In the first half of 2022, Australian job advertisements reached its highest record level in 16 years. The rise of recruitment activity meant job ads were 25.7% higher compared to a year ago and 77.3% higher (or about 130,100 available positions) than pre-covid levels. SEEK revealed that job ads rose 2.1% from April and 25.6% year over year.

After more than two years working from home, and as we return to the office, businesses are now implementing flexible workplace policies to ensure their employees are happy, boost productivity and promote a connected workplace culture. The challenge is that some employees want to connect with their employees and work better in an office environment…and then other employees enjoy working on their own, in their own homes.