ABSTRACT

The objective of the study is to find out the effects of employee turnover in the timber industry. The study is to find out sources of employee turnover, causes of employee turnover,effects of turnover, cost of turnover(A case study of East Forest Products Limited).

Ghana has a relatively high turnover rate in the timber industry as a whole. This has gone a long way to affect the productivity rate of most of the timber companies as asserted by most of the companies. The issue of employee turnover cannot be completely removed but measures can be instituted to minimize the situation.

Findings from this study, when completed, will be of great help to management of firms experiencing a higher level of turnover because it will outline factors leading to higher turnover, its effects on organizations’ productivity and come out with measures to control these enormous turnovers.

This study recommends that the organization should involve its employees in decision making. This will get them committed to the organizational goals, and also get to know the state of affairs of the company.