Risk analysis and job retention - Many employers have introduced retention bonuses or skills supplements to reduce their staff turnover. These can he costly measures, particularly, as is often the case, they are not targeted at the groups whose loss would cause the most damage to the business. A better way to approach the management of retention involves borrowing the riskanalysis techniques used by insurers and in other commercial activities. Groups of staff that are most likely to resign are not necessarily those whose loss will hit the organisation hardest, and even fairly simple analyses can help identify individuals and groups that fall into both of these high-risk and high-impact categories. Retention management then becomes more manageable and more cost-effective.