Hybrid GA–DeepAutoencoder–KNN Model for Employee Turnover Prediction

Abstract

Organizations strive to retain their top talent and maintain workforce stability by predicting employee turnover and implementing preventive measures. Employee turnover prediction is a critical task, and accurate prediction models can help organizations take proactive measures to retain employees and reduce turnover rates. Therefore, in this study, we propose a hybrid genetic algorithm–autoencoder–k-nearest neighbor (GA–DeepAutoencoder–KNN) model to predict employee turnover. The proposed model combines a genetic algorithm, an autoencoder, and the KNN model to enhance prediction accuracy. The proposed model was evaluated and compared experimentally with the conventional DeepAutoencoder–KNN and k-nearest neighbor models. The results demonstrate that the GA–DeepAutoencoder–KNN model achieved a significantly higher accuracy score (90.95\%) compared to the conventional models (86.48% and 88.37% accuracy, respectively).  Our findings are expected to assist HR teams identify at-risk employees and implement targeted retention strategies to improve the retention rate of valuable employees. The proposed model can be applied to various industries and organizations, making it a valuable tool for HR professionals to improve workforce stability and productivity.