Assessing Factors Affecting Palestinian Employees’ Turnover Intention: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Objectives: Employee turnover may have adverse consequences on the performance of institutions. Yet, the empirical evidence on its determinants in Palestine are very scarce. The goal of this paper is to assess the determinants of turnover intention in Palestine with a special focus on the differences between the public and private sectors. Methods: This paper uses the labor force survey of 2020 and the logistic regression of the turnover intention. Results: Results show that the turnover intention is negatively associated with age, a positive work environment, good health conditions, high wages and job duration. However, the turnover intention is positively associated with employees’ educational level. Results also show that female employees, civil servants, employees in the Gaza Strip and healthy employees are less likely to leave their jobs compared to their counterparts. Conclusions: Although the study’s results show a relatively low turnover intention in the Palestinian labor market, institutions should improve working conditions to minimize such behavior in order to avoid ensuing direct and indirect costs.