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flight risk

What does flight risk mean?

A staff member perceived as at risk of leaving the company.

"After being passed over, he's a flight risk."

Origin

HR adaptation of the legal 'flight risk' term.

Frequently asked questions

What does flight risk mean at work?
It describes an employee who is seen as likely to quit or leave the company soon.
How do you use flight risk in a sentence?
For example: 'After being passed over, he's a flight risk.'
Where does the HR term flight risk come from?
It's an HR adaptation of the legal term 'flight risk', which describes someone likely to flee.
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