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Employee Retention

The ability of an organization to keep employees over time and reduce unwanted departures.

businessPublished 2026/06/08Last verified 2026/06/08

FAQs

Can software improve employee retention?
Software can surface patterns and support manager action, but retention depends on leadership, role fit, compensation, culture, and work conditions.

Related Terms

  • Retention

    A measure of whether employees remain with an organization over a given period.

  • Employee Engagement

    A measure of how connected, motivated, heard, and supported employees feel at work.

  • Employee Feedback

    Input employees provide through surveys, reviews, comments, check-ins, or other listening channels.

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  • Lattice

    Performance management and people platform for reviews, goals, feedback, engagement, and career workflows.

  • 15Five

    Performance management platform for check-ins, reviews, goals, manager workflows, and employee engagement.

  • Leapsome

    People enablement platform for performance reviews, goals, engagement surveys, learning, and feedback workflows.

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What it means

Employee Retention describes efforts to understand, improve, and monitor whether employees stay with the organization over time.

Buyer checks

  • Confirm retention metrics are defined by role, tenure, team, and context.
  • Review engagement, performance, manager, and workforce data are interpreted carefully.
  • Check interventions are reviewed by people leaders, not automated from weak signals.

Related HRAIdir context

For a broader buying view, see HR Software Buyer Guide and AI for Employee Retention.

This glossary entry is buyer-oriented guidance, not legal, compliance, or financial advice.