Who is responsible for Attrition?
HR Heads are worried about employees leaving their organizations. Not only is it costly to lose trained employees but their replacements are not easy to come by. Hence the HR strives hard to keep attrition at the minimum.
Greg Weiss, an HR consultant and principal of Human Management, in extensive interviews with HR directors at 30 companies found that most companies have little real understanding of why employees leave. Source: Article on www.zdnet.com.au
I came across a public poll that was conducted at Cite HR (a popular meeting point for HR professionals) to find the opinion of the HR community on the reasons for attrition. The poll was titled 'Who will held responsible for attrition?' and participants have to chose an option responsible for attrition. The options were:
1. Employee
2. Supervisor or Line Manager
3. Compensation & Job Profile
The Poll Results: The HR community welcomed the poll and a large number of them participated. The results of the poll on a specific date were as follows (The poll still continues and numbers of voters have increased, however, the result remains more or less same).
| Reason for exit |
% of respondents |
| Employee |
08.03% |
| Supervisor or line manager |
38.15% |
| Compensation & Job Profile |
53.82% |
