I don't doubt that is true. So why not let them go to greener pastures?? That is the general employment scenerio in many countries. Someone will offer your employees more and then you must match the offer, otherwise convince them to stay or say good bye. But they don't have to run away because you don't "own" them in the first place. They say I quit and away they go.

One aspect of treating them well is paying a competative salary.
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