The paper focuses on the relationship between selective staffing, work environment and employee turnover. This study also found the components that are related to employee turnover. In any case, this paper centres on the hotel industry of Malaysia where the highest rate of employee turnover compares to other industries in Malaysia. Besides, this study found that the Malaysian hotel industry confronting staffing issues, and factors of the work environment plays a critical part in employee turnover intention. In any case, there is a few impediments also plays in this study particularly objective has not tested and focused on the development of a conceptual framework, thus, further research should focus on testing the objectives and focusing on other industry except hotel industry.