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Workforce Trends to Retain and Engage Workers in 2022

Posted on February 14th, 2022 Read time: 2 minutes

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As the Great Resignation continues, it’s incredibly important to get on top of retaining and engaging your workers this year. After all, it could mean the difference between a workforce that’s ready to tackle the day’s challenges and a widespread sense of burnout. Here are some tips you can integrate.  

As we were going through the initial slog of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had no idea that 2021 would be partially characterized by a phenomenon called the “Great Resignation.” Up to November 2021, more than 3.9 million workers on average left their jobs each month — the highest average on record. In workplaces across the globe, it was a year of shock, recovery, healing, and learning.

Today, while they’re still grappling with the changes the pandemic brought to their businesses, leaders are also trying to rapidly implement all we’ve learned over the last year. Their goal? To land on the right tools and strategies to continue to grow their teams and meet the future of work head-on.

However, with labor shortages and high employee turnover expected to extend into 2022, executives will need to adjust and evolve their workplace strategies to meet workers where they are. This means giving employees autonomy on where and how they get work done, offering hybrid or remote work environments, and embracing digital transformation, to name a few.

Read the full article in CEOWORLD Magazine for 3 strategies to embrace in 2022 that will set your business up for success this year.

Guest-contributed article written by: Kara Hertzog, President at IES

Kara Hertzog is president of Innovative Employee Solutions (IES), a leading global employer of record in more than 150 countries that specializes in payrolling and contractor management services for today’s contingent workforce. Founded in 1974 in San Diego, IES has grown into one of the city’s largest women-owned businesses and has been named one of its “Best Places to Work” for 10 years in a row.

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