# Charities face staff retention problems

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/06/27/charities-face-staff-retention-problems/
- Published: 2000-06-27T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The charity sector might boast some of the lowest staff absenteeism rates, but 
staff retention rates are the worst in any sector, and getting worse. These are 
the findings of a new survey from Compass Partnership. The survey of 18 national
charities found an average annual staff turnover of 20%. Barnardo’s, for example,
experienced a 24% turnover.

Read Sorry you’re leaving by Liza Ramrayka in The Guardian.

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