Ratio of the number of involuntarily departing permanent (full- and part-time) employees compared to the average number of permanent (full- 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. Producer Price Premium (PI1568). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the rate at which permanent employees depart the organization involuntarily. Refer to Departed Permanent Employees: Involuntary (OI7225) for additional information.
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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 in several ways. One example for organizations reporting on a yearly basis is to calculate the average number of permanent employees on a monthly basis under Permanent Employees: Total (OI8869).
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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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
New metric. Employee Involuntary Turnover Rate (OI3989) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.