The labor fluctuation in Holguín's Construction Firm

Abstract

Labor fluctuation at present is one of the problems that frequently occur in organizations, it can be caused by the deficiencies of human resource management, as well as by the expectations and needs of the workers themselves, affecting productivity, culture, and employer brand. This article addresses the particularities and validity of staff turnover in the current context of the Cuban business sector, in particular of a construction company of social works for the education, health, and housing sectors fundamentally. The importance of the study carried out lies in the implications it has on the construction process and the satisfaction of social needs. The objective was defined to identify the causes that generate labor fluctuation in the Construction Firm of Holguín and to design strategies aimed at reducing it. A system of methods and procedures was used, from the theoretical level, the historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, hypothetical-deductive, induction-deduction, systemic-structural, and documentary analysis and from the empirical level the interviews, surveys, expert criteria, and statistics -mathematicians. Better job offers, dissatisfaction with salaries and stimulation, as well as personnel selection were identified as the main causes. The result of the diagnosis showed an unfavorable internal and external situation, which recommends implementing survival strategies.