RETENTION

1. Introduction 2. Meaning of Retention The power of retaining or the act of withholding. 3. Definition of Retention Effective employee retention is a systematic effort by employers to create and foster an environment that encourages current employees to be employed by hiring policies and practices in place. A way to keep workers and prevent them from looking for another place of employment.

Wikipedia dictionary 4. Promotion Promotion is defined as placement of an employee to a better job which results in extending prestige, salary, power, duties, responsibilities and it requires more knowledge and skills to perform the job. Ramasamy,2009. Factors to be considered while designing a promotion Elements of good promotion policy

5. Career Management Definition of career management Career management is a combination of structured planning and active management choice of ones own professional career.

Internal and external career elements of a career management program A) Preparation of an up-to-date job inventory B) Preparation of personnel inventory of current and anticipated manpower resources. C) Career planning and development

6. STAFF DEVELOPMENT Definition of staffing Staffing is the systematic approach which includes selecting, training motivating and retaining professional and non-professional personnels in any organization. Philosophy of staff development Staff development model

CAREER PLANNING AND MANPOWER PLANNING

Definition of career planning Career planning is an ongoing process through which an individual sets career goals and identifies the means to achieve them. Definition of manpower planning Estimating or projecting the number of personnels with different skills required overtime or for a project and detailing how and when they will be acquired. Career planning and manpower planning cycle