With low turnover rates and high average employee tenures, accounting firms are, by and large, more concerned about recruiting than retention, according to a new study -- though they do have concerns when it comes to keeping staff.
The research, part of the monthly
Bearing that out was the fact that almost two-thirds of respondents (61 percent) reported average turnover rates below 5 percent, and a similar number (60 percent) said that their average employee tenure was five years or more.
Which isn't to say that they were entirely unconcerned about retention: Less than a tenth (9 percent) said that retention was easy, and they provided a long list of obstacles to keeping employees on board.