We at an age where job satisfaction is vitally important it is not just about the pay and bonuses, but the quality of life. Companies or organizations that show that they care about employees by giving benefits not related to office show better employee retention compared to others. In Malaysia the simple concept of five days a week is such an important factor, some companies have this policy, but others still go on to five and a half days a week. Of course some companies require personnel to work on weekends like retail, F &B, leisure or even warehousing and logistics. For those that don’t require five and half-days a week some organizations still practice this concept, it would be wise to either shift to five days a week or at least have this on alternate weeks. Productivity levels can actually rise and there will always be peaks and cycles in employee output and this is one way to cash on it, your organization can even make it more flexible by giving options to employees to take-off on Saturdays as mothers or fathers would want to take their children for holidays or that employee would just want to go on a holiday. Employee retention does not have to be so technical; it can start with such a simple concept like this. In the next few weeks you will see articles on employee retention and also see what the employers (Rather what you should try to encourage) want from the employee in-terms of leadership and morale.