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Attracting and Retaining Employees

There are a number of factors that influence a municipality’s ability to attract and retain employees. Examples include: leadership, policy, compensation and benefits, diversity, healthy workplaces, and succession management. A Towers Perrin study in 2006 identified the top drivers of employee attraction and the top drivers of employee retention in Canada. They are listed each in order of priority.

Employee Attraction Drivers:
  1. Competitive base pay
  2. Work/Life balance
  3. Career advancement opportunities
  4. Competitive benefits
  5. Challenging work
  6. Salary increased linked to individual performance
  7. Learning and development opportunities
  8. Competitive retirement benefits
  9. Caliber of co-workers
  10. Reputation of the organization as a good employer
Employee Retention Drivers:
  1. Senior management interest in employee well being
  2. Opportunities to learn and develop new skills
  3. Base salary
  4. My Manager understands what motivates me
  5. Ssatisfaction with organization’s people decisions
  6. Retirement options
  7. Senior Management acts to ensure organization’s long-term success
  8. Fairly compensated compared to others doing similar work in my organization
  9. Appropriate amount of decision making authority to do my job well
  10. Reputation of the organization as a good employer

How important are these “drivers” to your Municipality?

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Adapted from an Attraction and Retention Framework Overview – 2006 Nova Scotia Public Service Commission – See: http://www.gov.ns.ca/psc/v2/pdf/employeeCentre/attractionRetention/Overview%20of%20Attraction%20and%20Retention.pdf

Mission Statement

• to promote and foster effective, efficient, and accountable municipal government in Prince Edward Island;
• to present, as a strong and unified voice, the interests of its member municipalities;
• to guide and assist member municipalities in enhancing their overall operation and decision-making processes; and
• to guide and improve provincial and federal legislation, programs, and policies that reflect and impact upon municipal interests.

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