Lemoba: Should Hr Prioritize Employee Promotions To Avoid A Retention Crisis?

Waqas Hussain, Human Resource Manager at LeMoba Beverages, closed the wooden lattice door of the boardroom with a hasty push. He came out marching towards his office with his eyes rolled and angry face. As he entered his office, one of the subordinates greeted him with a smile and posed a question: “Anything puzzling happened in there?” Hussain responded angrily, “Yes, my performance was in question, but later it was explained that it was our whole department’s performance.” During the meeting, Sabeen Fatima, LeMoba Beverages’ Managing Director (MD), stressed the high turnover of employees, which created serious concerns about the Human Resource (HR) Department. Hussain was urged to settle this issue soon; “Otherwise,” Fatima uttered at the end of the meeting, “Hussain, you and your team should pack your bags.” Hussain needed to propose a workable solution to the problem of employee turnover, which would be acceptable to both the Financial Controller and the Managing Director.