Ratio of the number of involuntarily departing permanent (full-time and part-time) employees, compared to the average number of permanent (full-time and part-time) employees at the organization during the reporting period.
Employee Involuntary Turnover Rate (OI3989)
Calculation:
- Reporting Format Decimal
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Employee Involuntary Turnover Rate (OI3989). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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The number of departed permanent employees should only include employees departing the organization involuntarily. Organizations can refer to Departed Permanent Employees: Involuntary (OI7225) for additional information on involuntary departures.
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For employees departing the organization voluntarily, organizations can use the metrics Departed Permanent Employees: Voluntary (OI8431) and Employee Voluntary Turnover Rate (OI1638).
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The average number of permanent employees can be calculated a number of ways. One example for organizations reporting on a yearly basis is to calculate the average number of permanent employees on a monthly basis.
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
SDG Goals & Targets
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.8
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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April 2021 - IRIS v5.2 Released
No change.
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December 2019 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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April 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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February 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
New metric. Employee Involuntary Turnover Rate (OI3989) developed via IRIS Taxonomy Group.