By Rickard Hansson, CEO and founder, Incentive
When employees aren’t engaged, they start looking elsewhere. Employee turnover can end up costing a company big bucks, between recruiting, salary and benefits, onboarding and training and more. In a report by Training magazine, companies spent an average of more than $1,200 annually per employee in training costs. But it’s not just financial costs—a new person can take as much as a year to reach the productivity level of the outgoing employee.
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To engage and retain employees, HR departments have to make sure they are providing an environment where the workforce of today feels connected, challenged, and valuable. Enterprise social collaboration is a good way to start, providing a place where employees can come together to work, collaborate, share information and knowledge, and connect with each other.
Social collaboration technology can help an HR team stay organized, be more efficient, and effectively reach and engage today’s employees. Here are some ways enterprise social collaboration can set your HR team up for a pattern of success.