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In any company, employees are quitting or thinking about doing so. Organizations that assess the reason behind mass resignations, and take action on this matter, are attracting and retaining talent.

Qatar has a migrant labor force of over 2 million people, who comprise approximately 95 percent of its total labor force. Many of them have quit their jobs, a record pace disrupting businesses everywhere.

Why do more employees quit? Companies are struggling to address the problem, and many will continue to struggle for one simple reason: they don’t really understand why their employees are leaving in the first place.

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Attrition or Attraction?

Instead of investigating the true causes of attrition, many companies are jumping to a “band-aid solution” or quick fixes that fall flat.

Example:

Companies are offering financial perks, like giving “thank you” bonuses without exerting extra effort to strengthen the internal relationship between their colleagues and employers.

Result:

Rather than sensing appreciation, employees sense a transaction. With this, their real needs aren’t being met.

Employees are tired and grieving

Yes, they want pay, benefits, and perks – but more than that – they want to feel valued by their organizations and managers. Employees crave investment in the human aspects of work. Employees are tired, and many are grieving. They want the following:

• renewed and revised sense of purpose in their work

• social and interpersonal connections with their colleagues and manager

• sense of shared identity

• meaningful (though not necessarily in-person) interactions and NOT just transactions

Company leaders are putting their very businesses at risk if they do NOT try to understand what their employees are running from, and what they might gravitate to.

Because many employers in Qatar are handling the situation similarly, some employees decide to deviate from traditional forms of full-time employment.

B2C believes that failing to invest in a more fulfilling employee experience and failing to meet new demands for autonomy and flexibility at work can lead the employees to go job hunting from one company to another.

A good recruitment company in Qatar understands exactly what you need to stay with your employer longer and love your job. 

Great Attrition vs. Great Attraction

Great Attrition, according to McKinsey research, is happening. It’s widespread and likely to persist – if not accelerate. Many companies don’t understand what’s really going on, despite their tremendous efforts. They are making ineffective moves based on faulty assumptions.

The “Great Attrition” could become the “Great Attraction” if companies make a concerted effort to better understand why employees are leaving. Every firm must also take meaningful action to retain their people.

Organizations could gain an edge in the race to attract, develop, and retain the talent they need to build a bright post-pandemic workplace.

However, the process won’t be easy. It requires companies and their leaders to:

•  truly understand their employees

• develop a much deeper empathy for what employees are going through

• pair that empathy with compassion and determination to act and change

Through the above ways, employers may properly reexamine their employees’ wants and needs. They will also be able to provide the flexibility, connectivity, and sense of unity and purpose that people need.

What are the skills that made leaders effective before the COVID-19 pandemic?

• strong coaching

• professional mentoring

• creating strong team

Now, all of these skills are just table stakes for the challenge of the months and years ahead. Along the way, many senior executives will be challenged to reimagine how they lead.

For your recruitment or employment needs, contact B2C today.