Evaluate where turnover occurs

Every dairy has some employee turnover. but instead of focusing just on your turnover rate, you need to look at where turnover occurs in your operation, says Don Tyler, employee-management consultant in Clarks Hill, Ind. Does most of your turnover occur in entry-level positions?

If so, that’s acceptable because it means employees are leaving during that initial getting-to-know-you period and it may just be that the job was not a good fit, explains Tyler. However, if most of your turnover occurs in skilled positions or in mid-level management positions, it signals a problem.

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