Articles - Attrition

High attrition can put pressure on every part of a contact centre, starting with recruitment and training, through to service quality and morale. This page brings together expert insights, data-driven guides, and proven retention strategies to help you understand why people leave and what encourages them to stay. Explore how leadership, recognition, wellbeing, and career development all influence staff loyalty.

Video Image: Why You Shouldn’t Make Assumptions About Unsociable Hours
Why You Shouldn’t Make Assumptions About Unsociable Hours
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The Benefits of Switching Up Your Agents’ Day
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Why Your Agents Are Calling It Quits
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A Fond Farewell: How to Offboard and Celebrate Departing Agents
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Hang On a Minute… Is AI Worsening EX?
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How to Change Your Shift Patterns – Without Losing Your Best Agents!
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Latest Trends in Technology, Metrics, and Channel Choice
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Tackle the 3 A’s – Absence, Agent Burnout, and Attrition
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How Well Are Contact Centres Managing Advisor Experience & Engagement?
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Do You Know the True Cost of a Bad Hire in the Contact Centre?
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What is Attrition Rate and How to Calculate It
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Are Low Wages the Only Reason for High Attrition Rates?
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What Is the Average Lifespan of a Call Centre Agent?
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What Is Your Average Turnover Rate (Voluntary + Involuntary)?
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What Is Quiet Quitting?
‘Do you know how your Agent Attrition Rates compare against the UK Industry Standard for your Sector?’
How Do Your Attrition Rates Compare?
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How to Combat Quiet Quitting in the Call Centre
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How Do You Reduce Attrition Rates in Your Contact Centre?
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What Is Attrition?
Call and Contact Centre Questions: COPC Attrition Calculation
COPC Attrition Calculation
46 Tips for Managing Absence
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Top 20 Motivational Games for the Contact Centre
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8 Tips to Reduce Agent Attrition
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15 Essential Strategies to Reduce Staff Turnover