Abstract
Organizations are increasingly dealing with issues pertaining to employee retention and well-being in today's fiercely competitive and quickly changing business climate. Employee attitudes, performance, and long-term organizational commitment have all been found to be significantly impacted by work stress. Employee stress levels are raised by a heavy workload, role uncertainty, interpersonal issues, a lack of work-life balance, and job insecurity. Long-term stress raises burnout, lowers organizational commitment, lowers job satisfaction, and eventually increases turnover intentions. In order to investigate the direct and indirect effects of work-related stress on employee retention, this study creates a conceptual framework. It looks at moderating factors like social support and coping mechanisms as well as mediating factors like burnout, work satisfaction, and organizational commitment for businesses looking to lower stress and boost retention rates, the study offers management consequences and theoretical insights
Keywords: Work stress, Employee retention, Job satisfaction, Turnover Intention, Organizational commitment