Employees are leaving their jobs in record numbers as the economy regains the strength it has lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately four million employees left their jobs in April 2021 alone, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest number since the Bureau started publishing this data 21 years ago.
The reasons employees leave their jobs vary, but some of the most common ones include burnout, desire for new challenges or to build new job skills, seeking a better paying position, wanting more flexibility and the desire for better work/life balance. For some employees, nothing their employer does will convince them to remain in their current job. But employers do have the opportunity to change some employees’ minds and reduce future turnover by taking stock of their current health and wellness benefit offerings and making adjustments to address what employees are looking for.
