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Uncovering the True Price of Employee Retention

Jun 16, 2022

As customer demands continue to shift due to the rise of e-commerce, more warehouses are still struggling to hire warehouse workers. Several studies suggest that following the pandemic’s chaos, warehouse jobs have been seen unfavorably due to working conditions, low wages, and a perceived lack of career progression. Last July, studies reported that the number of job openings in the warehouse and transportation industry hit record highs. As warehouses struggle to rehire qualified help, the costs of failed retention serve as a stark warning since they include:

  • Average of $4,000 in lost productivity
  • $1,000 lost to train an employee
  • Average of $8,500 lost to replace one employee
  • A 43% annual turnover rate, which costs warehouses $365,500 per year
  • Inaccurate order costs of up to $50 per error

That doesn’t take into account the unmeasurable costs of lost warehouse productivity and unhappy customers that come from newer employees making more mistakes and not being fully productive right away. Poor productivity and more errors will surely damage your reputation and cause logistics companies and customers to not choose your location. That is why it is important to find ways to reduce warehouse worker turnover and maintain a stable warehouse workforce. A stable warehouse improves productivity, speed, and quality of the work to drive down costs.

How to combat technology issues in the warehouse with Heartland.  

Luckily, Heartland and Honeywell partner to help warehouses amplify retention. Reliable and secure solutions can help warehouses boost worker satisfaction and ensure consistent productivity. These solutions include… 

  • User-friendly technologies that are easy to adopt - Deploying versatile technologies, like Honeywell Mobility Edge and Android, streamline deployment and training with simplified setup and instant familiarity. Honeywell Mobility Edge and Android are emerging because they provide businesses with rapid deployments, robust performance, and adaptability to changing needs. Android offers users enhanced control of the OS update process and support for future versions of Android. Moreover, the intuitive operating system brings warehouses increased data security, a user-friendly interface that speeds up training times, an open app ecosystem that integrates new apps without backend modifications, and seamless TE screen modernization to optimize business performance. Mobility Edge provides a unified, dynamic hardware-and-software platform that strengthens security and extends lifecycles. This all helps your workers stay secure, productive, and happy to boost warehouse operations and employee retention.
  • Enhanced device usability and security with BYOD - Empowering your workers with their own personal devices helps reduce training times and simplify deployment because they are more familiar with their own technology. Letting them use technology that is familiar and user-friendly to them will improve worker satisfaction and ultimately employee retention. More businesses are providing enhanced control over personal device OS updates to provide businesses with more focused and secure operations and updates. Heartland and Honeywell simplify migration to different operating systems with managed security solutions that combine compliance expertise with cutting-edge technologies to identify risks and ensure you are secure and compliant.
  • Trusted tech support - Reliable mobile device management is critical in maintaining warehouse productivity and retaining workers. Luckily, Heartland’s AlwaysOn helps you streamline and simplify the management of your mobile devices. This frees up your workers to focus on important tasks instead of fixing devices, which leads to reduced downtime rates and higher visibility, productivity, and efficiency. Workers are more likely to stay at your warehouse if they feel they are working on important tasks instead of fixing devices.

Labor turnover can significantly reduce warehouse productivity and customer satisfaction. CONTACT US at Heartland to create a retention plan that fits your needs.