Industry intelligence for people leaders

ISSUE NO. 39 · WEEK 40, 2026

HR Leadership Weekly

Industry intelligence for people leaders

Section archive

Tag: Turnover

  • Employee Retention Strategies in 2026: What the Data Shows

    Employee retention has become one of the most critical challenges for organizations in 2026. With the labor market still relatively tight, the cost of turnover continuing to rise, and workers increasingly willing to change jobs in pursuit of better opportunities, retention strategies…

  • March 2026 Employee Retention Data: The Factors Driving Turnover in Early 2026

    By March 2026, the “Great Reallocation” that began in late 2025 was well established. Voluntary turnover had stabilized at 14.2% annualized across all sectors — down from the peak of 18.5% in mid-2025 but still well above the pre-pandemic average of 11.2%.…

  • Employee Retention in 2026: The Data Shows It’s Not About Pay — Here’s What Matters

    Employee retention had become the single most pressing challenge for organizations in 2026, with voluntary turnover rates hovering at 2.4% monthly — significantly above the pre-pandemic level of 1.6%. But a comprehensive analysis of retention data from 2,000+ companies revealed that compensation,…

  • Employee Retention Strategies for 2026 — Beyond Competitive Pay

    For the better part of a decade, the dominant narrative in employee retention was simple: pay people enough and they will stay. As the talent shortage peaked and companies engaged in bidding wars for critical skills, compensation emerged as the primary lever…

  • The Great Resignation Is Over. The “Great Reallocation” Has Begun.

    The Great Resignation — that ubiquitous phrase describing the massive wave of voluntary turnover that swept through 2021-2023 — has ended. Voluntary quit rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But what has replaced it is arguably more significant: a fundamental reallocation of…