What you can do to hold onto your best employees

James Opio, a recruitment consultant, says open communication builds confidence and certainty, among employees and may make them stay with a company long. "Managers also need to lead by example and remain accountable to the people they lead. This creates a sense of belonging and keeps the team united, making it difficult for key employees to consider options of moving elsewhere," Opio says. Putting in place friendly policies, for example a reasonable annual leave, fair performance bonuses, friendly working hours and overtime allowances among otherbenefits, will ensure employees stay with the organisation, Opio adds. Put in place growth opportunities, which include learning opportunities and skills improvement, on top of regular promotion opportunities. He adds Sseruyange, advises that the leaders in an organisation need to share and sell their vision to employees to give them a greater sense of belonging and keep them loyal. Sseruyange also emphasises the importance of compensation. "Organisations should endeavour to offer competitive compensation, which is in tandem with industry standards, but preferably better than the rest where possible," he says.