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National Employment Returns (NER) 2018
9. HIRING & RECRUITMENT
Overview
The following explores the potential presence of talent shortages within the establishments by analysing
the employee turnover, job vacancies, hard-to-fill job positions up to future labour requirements. Figure
4.1 shows the summary findings about the hiring and recruitment situation among the establishments.
Figure 4.1 Summary Findings for Hiring & Recruitment
Employee Turnover
Turnover rate is calculated based on the total number of employees who resigned over average number
of employees within the establishments reported in NER 2018. The turnover rate was at an average of
20% across sectors as presented in Figure 4.2.
Analysis by Sector
Employee turnover was the highest in Accommodation & Food Service sector which reported an
average turnover rate of 30%, followed by Other Services sector at 23%. The high turnover rate
indicates potential retention difficulties and more study needs to be conducted to identify the reasons
for such high turnover rate.
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