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retention

noun as in custody

noun as in memory

noun as in keeping

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He also helps existing traders improve their performance and address their anxieties—a way to improve employee retention and results.

The retention of Blair Murray, one of Wales' bright sparks in a nightmare 2024-25, at full-back was another big talking point from the selection after Argentina ruled the air.

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Then, phrases that signal labor hoarding—talent retention, labor investment, minimizing churn—rose, peaking in 2023.

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"Council population sizes - a key component of the pay framework - have changed and chief executive pay has not kept pace with internal or wider public sector levels, creating challenges in recruitment and retention."

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Driving examiners will be offered a "retention payment" of £5,000 from next year to try and keep them in the role.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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