Employee Retention Strategies and Staff performance
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2024-09-11
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UCU
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The study aimed at examing employee retention strategies and staff performance at Uganda Christian university. The study was guided by 3 objectives mainly to evaluate the impact of training and development programs on staff performance, to analyze the influence of compensation benefits on staff performance, to examine the effectives of work life balance initiatives on staff performance. The study took a descriptive survey design was used with a sample size of 36 respondents where both qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills were used, the researcher used a random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique for selecting staff who have been instrumental in implementing employee retention strategies at UCU. The findings show a positive correlation between training and development programs, compensation and benefits and work life balance on staff performance. Staff attitudes vary, highlighting areas of development particularly in the role of parental leave, work life balance ambassadors. To improve employee retention, the report suggests implementing continuous learning frame works, competitive benefits and remunerations and benefit packages, refined work life balance programs and organized feedbacks. The findings add to the current body of knowledge on employee retention and staff performance, enabling UCU and other higher education institutions to build evidence-based retention strategies