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.

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What is Attrition Rate and How to Calculate It
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Top 20 Motivational Games for the Contact Centre
29 Strategies to Tackle Agent Absence and Attrition
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Do You Know the True Cost of a Bad Hire in the Contact Centre?
Tackling staff turnover: what the experts recommend
How to Write a Successful Recruitment Strategy
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Hang On a Minute… Is AI Worsening EX?
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8 Tips to Reduce Agent Attrition
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10 Things You Need to Know About Call Centres
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How Do I Ensure a Successful Recruitment Strategy?
Top 20 Ways to Reduce Attrition Rates in Your Contact Centre
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What Is Attrition?
Should a Contact Centre Advisor Handle Calls, Emails and Chats?
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How to Make Exit Interviews Work for You
The best way to conduct an exit interview
5 Ways to Retain Advisors Using the Same Tools as Customer Retention
Turnover or Turnaround? Ten Tips to Help Retain your Staff
46 Tips for Managing Absence
Top ten tips for taking pressure off the call centre
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How to Change Your Shift Patterns – Without Losing Your Best Agents!
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A Fond Farewell: How to Offboard and Celebrate Departing Agents
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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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Why You Shouldn’t Make Assumptions About Unsociable Hours