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Supporting employers to maintain staff


The following resources can help you support employers as they maintain their staff.  Supporting and retaining staff can save employers time and money as well as keeping valuable skills that may be difficult to replace. 

Raising disability awareness in an organisation
Disability awareness can help new employees with disability feel supported in a new job and can also make sure that co-workers feel at ease when communicating and working with a new employee with disability.

Advice about staff development and training
With the current skills shortage, its makes sense to invest in talented staff.

Advice about career planning
Career planning is essential to maintaining staff. If staff have clear direction and goals they are more likely to be satisfied in their job and this could mean less staff turn over for employers.

Mentoring
Mentoring and buddy programs can have a positive effect on team work and morale in the workplace, while also allowing staff to learn from each other.

Advice about team building
Teams that function well ensure the wellbeing of an organisation.

How to promote a flexible workplace
Flexibility in the workplace can improve the way a workplace operates and can help employers retain staff. 

Creating a mentally healthy workplace
With one in five Australian adults experiencing mental illness in any one year, having a healthy workplace is more important than ever.



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