Salary Survey 2010 - Nicva

Table 13 below looks at the results on staff retention found in this research.4.3.1 Difficulties Retaining StaffTable 13: Difficulties with Retaining Staff over the Past 12 MonthsCount %Very difficult 20 4.6Difficult 46 10.6Not sure 43 9.9Easy 143 33.0Very easy 181 41.8Total 433 100Base: 433 organisations (11 missing)15.2% of responding organisations had difficulty retaining staff over the past12 months. This has reduced from the 2006 Salary Survey that revealed thatalmost one quarter of organisations had difficulties retaining staff over theprevious 12 months. 60 The Abacus Salary Survey suggests that somecandidates were unwilling to consider alternative opportunities even if itprovided a greater level of financial security and job satisfaction due to a fearof a ‘double dip’ recession. 61Figure 2 examines reasons why organisations have problems retaining staff.Figure 2: Problems with Retaining StaffSalary levels41.2Lack of career progression26.5Competition from otherorganisations22.1Lack of funding20.6Other13.2Lack of internal recognition8.8Lack of training opportunities7.40 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45Base: 66 (multiple response)Percentage60 NICVA (2006) Salary Survey, Job roles, salaries and benefits in the voluntary and community sector.61 Abacus Professional Recruitment (2010) Northern Ireland Salary Survey 2010/2011.NICVA: December 2010 34