How can job descriptions help attract and retain top talent?

Hybrid working

In the wake of the pandemic which transformed ways of working for millions of people, flexible ways of working have never been more of an important consideration for employers defining their approach. HRreview has featured recent research into how the majority of workers prioritise work-life balance over salary, with over two thirds of employees seeing work-life balance as more important than their pay and employee benefits combined.

Organised by not-for-profit 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think-tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week campaign and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College, a six-month pilot scheme is underway involving 3,300 UK workers in 70 businesses, from city financial institutions to restaurants. After just one month, positive results are emerging, the forecast benefits include improving work-life balance, physical and mental health, while supporting gender parity by supporting caring responsibilities. These benefits are predicted to drive down retention difficulties. This recognises that greater flexibility might be a possibility in addition to remote working arrangements in the future.

“Attracting the top talent in your market requires a clear, detailed and motivating job description."

Total Reward Statements

Communicating the full package that employers offer and the investment that they make in each employee is key to driving forwards employee engagement, which Total Reward Statements can capture. With the EVP of a business often being a key factor in a candidates decision to choose to join, and core to fostering loyalty and job satisfaction, outlining the intangible benefits of work alongside the tangible cash and bonus benefits can reinforce the true value employees derive.

Employers are having to be more innovative with budgets and bolster their approach to total reward. 22 per cent of respondents acknowledged that they have improved their benefits provision to mitigate constrained pay reviews. Underlining the wider value they offer when it comes to supporting issues that employees care about – from embedding diversity and inclusion to flexible working and greater support at critical lifetime milestones such as fertility treatment or the menopause – can also rebalance the pressure placed on pay frameworks in the current economic climate. Unlock the benefits of the wider support you offer by actively highlighting how you treat employees as individuals through Total Reward Statements.

Get in touch

Contact us to help you navigate the competitive labour market. At Paydata, we have helped a number of organisations across a variety of sectors to refine and design their job descriptions across the business. We can offer you straightforward, practical advice on how to implement effective job descriptions, ensuring that they suit your sector and organisation. We can also support you on how best to outline the wider total reward package you offer employees.

From the intangible to tangible benefits that employees derive from their work in addition to pay, contact our team to speak about how you can reduce employee recruitment and retention challenges by taking a holistic approach.