▁organizations ▁have ▁discovered ▁that ▁turn over ▁is ▁reduced ▁significantly ▁when ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁employees ▁are ▁addressed ▁immediately ▁and ▁profession ally . ▁Comp an ies ▁try ▁to ▁reduce ▁employee ▁turn over ▁rates ▁by ▁offering ▁benefits ▁such ▁as ▁paid ▁sick ▁days , ▁paid ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁flexible ▁sched ules . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁average ▁total ▁of ▁non - f arm ▁season ally ▁adjust ed ▁month ly ▁turn over ▁was ▁ 3 . 3 % ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁December ,   2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁November ,   2 0 0 8 . ▁However , ▁rates ▁vary ▁widely ▁when ▁compared ▁over ▁different ▁periods ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁with ▁different ▁job ▁se ctors . ▁For ▁example , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 ▁period , ▁the ▁annual ▁turn over ▁rate ▁for ▁all ▁industry ▁se ctors ▁aver aged ▁ 3 9 . 6 % ▁prior ▁to ▁season al ▁adjust ments , ▁while ▁the ▁Le is ure ▁and ▁Hospital ity ▁sector ▁experienced ▁an ▁average ▁annual ▁rate ▁of ▁ 7 4 . 6 % ▁during ▁this ▁same ▁period . ▁ ▁Vari eties ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁types ▁of ▁turno vers : ▁Vol unt ary ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁type ▁of ▁turn over , ▁which ▁occurs ▁when ▁an ▁employee ▁volunt arily ▁cho oses ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁organization . ▁Vol unt ary ▁turn over ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁appe aling ▁job ▁offer , ▁staff ▁conflict , ▁or ▁lack ▁of ▁adv ancement ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁type