Are you wonder how to retain people in your organisation?

Even before Covid-19, New Zealand companies were concerned about their ability to retain and replace key staff. Since the start of 2021, the ‘war for talent’ has escalated with a huge demand for skilled workers in certain sectors and a shortage of suitably qualified candidates.

Stories of Australian headhunters targeting Kiwi workers, IT graduates being offered starting salaries of over $200,000 to cross the Tasman, and huge pay increases for in-demand candidates, highlight how challenging the recruitment market is.

It’s not just due to Covid. The gig economy has changed how we think about work. The quaint notion of a ‘job for life’ is a thing of the past, making it more challenging than ever to attract and retain staff.

Covid changed how we work (e.g. working from home and flexible working arrangements) while the lockdowns gave people time and space to consider the work they did and who they worked for. When Covid first hit, the uncertainty of what lay ahead combined with dire predictions for the global economy caused most organisations to put a freeze on recruitment. At the same time, most people were prepared to sit tight in their jobs and ride out the pandemic.

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