It can be a busy time of year for management and HR, but it’s also a perfect time to celebrate your staff. Letting them know how valued they are in December can increase employee loyalty and help prevent staff looking for a new role in the new year; the most popular time of the year to change jobs. Discover how to value your staff at Christmas to avoid employee turnover in January.
Thankful Recognition
Praise for a job well done is always appreciated by staff, and the end of the year is the ideal time of year to give that recognition. If you are not doing end of year appraisals, employees can be thanked with other incentives. These could involve allowing staff to leave early on the last working day, Christmas gifts or a paid-for social gathering.
Positive Communications
As well as recognising employees’ achievements, it’s important to recognise the achievements of the organisation as a whole. Not only does this show how everyone has contributed to the whole, but it also shows why your organisation is great to work for. Get employees excited to come back in the new year, eager to continue to be part of something great.
Mental Health Support
End of year burnout is very common for many workers, especially in the current climate. They may be worried about the cost of living, the expense of Christmas, energy prices, as well as any personal problems they may be facing in their lives at this time.
If you do not have an Employee Assistant Programme in your organisation, signposting staff to other organisations that can help will be welcomed. It shows you are thinking of your staff and value their happiness and mental health.
Flexible Working
Allowing employees to work flexibly is not always possible, but if you can, it pays to be a little more flexible over the Christmas period. This could come in the form of adaptable working hours or working from home.
If you are not having a complete shutdown over the Christmas break, sharing the man hours between staff prevents any resentment building and keeps morale high.
Now that you have discovered how to value your staff at Christmas to avoid employee turnover in January, which interventions can you implement before the year is out?
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