What does losing an employee really cost you?
Right now there is a lot of chatter in the marketplace about how hard it is to find good staff. There is also a lot of poaching going on - employers are losing good staff to the competition down the road who are prepared to pay more. We are seeing $5 to $10 an hour more being offered this year for some roles. That is quite a change in 12 months. But it also raises the age old debate - can a business afford to pay their people more? Often when considering this very issue an im