▁resources , ▁turn over ▁is ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁replacing ▁an ▁employee ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁employee . ▁Part ings ▁between ▁organizations ▁and ▁employees ▁may ▁consist ▁of ▁term ination , ▁ret irement , ▁death , ▁inter ag ency ▁trans fers , ▁and ▁res ign ations . ▁An ▁organization ’ s ▁turn over ▁is ▁measured ▁as ▁a ▁percentage ▁rate , ▁which ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁its ▁turn over ▁rate . ▁Turn over ▁rate ▁is ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁employees ▁in ▁a ▁work force ▁that ▁leave ▁during ▁a ▁certain ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁Organ izations ▁and ▁indust ries ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁measure ▁their ▁turn over ▁rate ▁during ▁a ▁fis cal ▁or ▁calendar ▁year . ▁ ▁If ▁an ▁employ er ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁turn over ▁rate ▁relative ▁to ▁its ▁compet itors , ▁it ▁means ▁that ▁employees ▁of ▁that ▁company ▁have ▁a ▁shorter ▁average ▁ten ure ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁industry . ▁High ▁turn over ▁may ▁be ▁harm ful ▁to ▁a ▁company ' s ▁product ivity ▁if ▁sk illed ▁workers ▁are ▁often ▁leaving ▁and ▁the ▁worker ▁population ▁contains ▁a ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁nov ices . ▁Comp an ies ▁will ▁often ▁track ▁turn over ▁internally ▁across ▁depart ments , ▁divisions , ▁or ▁other ▁dem ographic ▁groups , ▁such ▁as ▁turn over ▁of ▁women ▁versus ▁men . ▁Additionally , ▁companies ▁track ▁volunt ary ▁turn over ▁more ▁accur ately ▁by ▁present ing ▁part ing ▁employees ▁with ▁surve ys , ▁thus ▁ident ifying ▁specific ▁reasons ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁choosing ▁to ▁res ign . ▁Many