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A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers: The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...; Tags: Job, Worker, Workplace Institute, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Initial Jobless Claims Rise in Latest Week: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose a bigger-than-expected 35,000 last week, and the number of workers remaining on jobless benefits climbed to a four-year high, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Initial claims...; Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, worker, Washington, benefit, Thomson Reuters Corp., analyst; News items 2008-05-01
American Axle and UAW Reach Tentative Agreement: By Kevin Krolicki DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc AXL reached a tentative contract agreement late Friday aimed at ending an 11-week-long strike that had triggered thousands of layoffs and cost General Motors...; Tags: UAW, Strike, Supplier, Agreement, General Motors Corp., Worker, Channel Management, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.; News items 2008-05-16
Jobless Claims Fall Unexpectedly: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell by 33,000 last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday, though the number of workers remaining on jobless benefits continued at a high level. Initial...; Tags: Benefits, U.S. Department of Labor, worker, Washington, benefit, Thomson Reuters Corp., analyst; News items 2008-04-24
Ford to Offer Union Buyouts at Two U.S. Plants: DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co F will offer buyouts to United Auto Workers union-represented hourly employees at plants in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky, to try to trim its ranks, the company said on Friday. Ford, which has been cutting production capacity to...; Tags: Manufacturing, Mark Fields, Ford Motor Co., automobile company, UAW, worker, Chicago, president, Thomson Reuters Corp., job, U.S.; News items 2008-05-02

4 Work-Arounds to the H1B Problem: CEOs, especially those involved in high tech, see the same pattern year after year. They desperately need high-level, foreign workers since universities in the U.S. are not turning out enough software writers and computer engineers. Yet nothing ever seems to get done in Congress to boost the...; Tags: Peter Galuszka, L-1 visa, visa, H1B Problem, Paul Colman, Visa Inc.; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Putting a Value on Worker Morale: A happy worker works twelve times harder than an unhappy one, according to Pixar's Brad Bird. Tucked deep into a McKinsey Quarterly interview with Bird and plucked out by blogger Jason Kottke, is this quote from the guy behind The Incredibles and Ratatouille. In my experience, the...; Tags: David Goldenberg, morale, worker; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Employers Seek Legal Shelter for "Phased Retirement" Plans: Employers concerned with a shrinking labor pool are now trying to keep workers on the job for as long as possible. In addition, many workers eyeing retirement in their early 60s are increasingly wary of the financial and benefit implications of leaving work entirely. As a result, there is a...; Tags: Benefits, worker, benefit, financial, job; White papers
Understanding Business Owner's Policies: Basically, three types of insurance are available to protect an individual's business: property, liability and workers' compensation. Workers' compensation insurance is required by law in all 50 states. Although property and liability insurance are not always mandatory, it makes sense to protect all of the company's assets with property and...; Tags: AllBusiness.com, liability insurance, compensation, insurance, worker, asset; White papers
Make Your Office Ergonomic: Buying ergonomic furniture or other equipment and hiring consultants to teach workers how to protect themselves against injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome can be expensive. But the costs of not making that investment are much higher - and sometimes ruinous. Employers often must pay for medical treatment or workers´...; Tags: AllBusiness.com, worker, compensation, hiring; White papers
Temporary Comfort Cooling System for Assembly Line Workers: To help offset worker fatigue and relieve the burden of a hot working environment, a large assembly factory needed instant relief. The factory decided to install a permanent system, but due to the size of the facility and the intense summer heat, a portable system was installed until the permanent...; Tags: HVAC, worker, environment; Case studies
Effective Conflict Resolution: Conflicts can decrease productivity and cause unwarranted utilization of time and energy. Organizations must have effective methods for resolving conflicts that may arise either on a horizontal axis, that is, between individual managers or between workers or on a vertical axis, between workers and managers. Conflicts can exist between people...; Tags: Communication skills, conflict resolution, worker; White papers
Being A Good Worker Alone Does Not Get You That Promotion: You maybe a great worker but is your etiquette stopping that much deserved promotion. Yes? Then its time you turn to us for some good etiquette lessons. Appropriate business etiquette can have significant influence on your career, promotions and pay hikes. Etiquette makes a huge difference in the way you...; Tags: worker, career; White papers
Busyukogyo Co., Ltd: Manufacturer Automates Workload Planning, Improves Quality Control With Desktop Tools: Founded in 1952, Busyukogyo Co., Ltd. is a midsize manufacturer of automotive pipe parts in Ome, just west of Tokyo. Busyukogyo wanted to automate a manual workload planning process for non-technical line workers so it could reduce operating costs. Busyukogyo used a Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 solution where workers...; Tags: Manufacturing, Microsoft Corp., quality control, manufacturer, worker, XML, desktop, tool; Case studies
The Latest Management Trend - Brightsizing: Brightsizing is defined as "Corporate downsizing in which the brightest workers are let go. This happens when a company lays off those workers with the least seniority, but its those young workers who are often the best trained and educated." Sometimes brightsizing is blamed on union contracts, which enforce seniority-based...; Tags: worker, downsizing, firing, hiring; White papers
How to Manage a Staff of Young Employees: If an individual is managing a staff of young employees, the individual understands that workers in this age group pose their own unique challenges to management. Younger workers bring potent energy, drive, and enthusiasm to the company - they want to be challenged and are confident that they can achieve...; Tags: AllBusiness.com, worker; White papers
The Power of Employee Engagement: Engaged workers produce more, make more money for the company, and create emotional engagement and loyal customers. They contribute to good working environments where people are productive, ethical and accountable. They stay with the organization longer and are more committed to quality and growth than are the other two groups...; Tags: Leadership Advantage Inc., worker, environment; White papers
Leading Older Workers: What Younger Managers Must Do: Back in 1912, George Bernard Shaw made an observation that stands the test of time, "It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date." Those words have special meaning for the young person supervising older colleagues. Not only will the...; Tags: Lead Well Institute; White papers
Excavator Careers: Employers of excavating careers must adhere to state law and government regulations, which include protecting their workers. The companies must provide their staff workers a good operational environment. Employers offer excavation jobs are required to point out potential hazards in the work field while acknowledging the potential risks. Employers hire...; Tags: Excavator, supervisor, career, worker, environment; White papers
Team Motivation: People hear the term motivation often. Generally they associate the word with human behavior, meaning, and a state of mind that moves people to action. And even though few of them have had formal training in it, it' one of those characteristics of life that seems to fit the old...; Tags: worker, motivation, workplace, training, team; White papers