Tag Archives: employee turnover

Valuing Employees Through Good Pay

Posted on April 2, 2013 by bermanevansretail

Paying low wages to retail employees may keep costs down. But that does not mean this is necessarily the most profitable path to pursue. Consider these observations from Sophie Quinton, writing for theatlanticcities.com: “Many employers believe that one of the … Continue reading →

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Improving Company Relationships with Employees

Posted on September 25, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Retailers face a huge amount of employee turnover — due to long hours and unappealing time schedules, some antagonistic customers, boredom, etc. This is one of the biggest problems in the industry. So what can be done to better motivate employees, … Continue reading →

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Declining Employee Loyalty: A Casualty of the New Workplace

Posted on June 13, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As summarized by Knowledge@Wharton, the decline in employee loyalty is a serious issue for many companies. Consider this: “MetLife’s 10th annual survey of employee benefits, trends, and attitudes released in March [2012] puts employee loyalty at a seven-year low. One … Continue reading →

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