Employers are being warned to watch out for a new species hopping through the workplace: the ‘office frog’. The term has been coined to describe younger employees – particularly those of Gen Z – who move frequently from one job to another, leaping from role to role as a frog might hop from lily pad to lily pad.
For HR, this new buzz word should ring alarm bells. Onboarding is a costly process. If a business has found the right person for the job, they don’t want to lose them.
How to retain talent?
HR may need to be creative to make sure that their recruits are not tempted to ‘hop off’ whenever a new opportunity presents itself. Here are some ideas:
- Make sure that your pay and rewards package is competitive. If possible, look at flexible benefits structures so employees can pick and choose the benefits that work for them. Gen Z seems to welcome the freedom and the control that that gives them.
- Tie performance-related pay to length of time served in the business. For example, structure bonus schemes so that an element of bonus is deferred – encouraging the employee to remain in the business to receive their full pay out.
- Get input from your team – employees are more likely to feel invested in their workplace if they feel like they are playing an active part in shaping it.
Further reading
- Flexible working: Overview – GOV.UK
- Age discrimination: An introduction to legal protection – Hunter Law
- Do you have a fair Hybrid Work policy? – Hunter Law
- Recruiting risks? How to avoid discrimination claims – Hunter Law
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