Strategies to Attract and Retain a Capable Transportation Workforce (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Champions of Transit Program Missouri DOT Employee Solutions at Work (SAW) Program Definition of Reducing Voluntary Turnover: Involves efforts to monitor and increase employee job satisfaction as well as organizational commitment.
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8.2 Industry Strategies. Researchers and program managers identify the following programmatic strategies when describing industry efforts in "Reducing Voluntary Turnover" (see Exhibit 8-2)
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important that the specific needs of your agency are used to guide the development and implementation of a program in your agency. Exhibit 8-2 Industry Strategies: Reducing Voluntary Turnover Strategy Strategy Description Remove Obstacles to Employee Growth Research indicates that removing barriers and workplace distractions are essential components of employee retention.
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Champions of Transit Program Missouri DOT Employee Solutions at Work (SAW) Program For these two practices, we conducted a case study.
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Strengths and weakness of the program are evaluated with feedback obtained from various surveys, including the year-end survey and exit surveys. RTD's Champions of Transit program has impacted agency operations and helped improve performance levels, generating the highest rates of return through its ability to help participants return quickly to work following an injury and reduce absenteeism.
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Missouri DOT Employee Solutions at Work (SAW) Program Job Type: All ROI: Short-term Generation: All Key Program Highlights: o Collects, evaluates, documents, and communicates best practices that deliver improved results o Employees responsible for submitting best practices that get implemented are awarded 2 days leave or $300 o 70% and 80% of best practices implemented positively impact field operations and maintenance performance Missouri DOT Employee Solutions at Work (SAW)
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Other Example Practices To serve as an additional resource for agencies interested in "Reducing Voluntary Turnover," we have included a list of other practices that transportation agencies have implemented for this purpose. Additional information on each of the following practices can be found in one- to two-page summaries within the supplemental materials.
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