Employee engagement has long been an issue for BPO companies, but never more so than in today’s post-pandemic world of hybrid and remote work. Among the companies we interviewed, we found that they shared common problems that emerged as a result of poor employee engagement levels. These included a lack of productivity, reduced customer satisfaction and retention, and increased employee attrition.
Employee attrition has always been a severe challenge for BPOs. Whether they specialize in contact center and customer experience (CX) outsourcing, IT helpdesk and IT support, outsourced software development, marketing, recruitment, HR, back-office processing, finance, accounting, or staff leasing – they can experience attrition rates as high as 45%. Few companies can thrive while they’re having to replace 5% of their workforce every month just to stand still.