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How to Solve Hiring Problems in Manufacturing with Employee Recognition

Semos Cloud

After the 2008 recession, the trade deficit skyrocketed and the number of blue-collar workers fell from 24.6 Category All, Best Practices How to Solve Hiring Problems in Manufacturing with Employee Recognition The state of the manufacturing workforce is changing faster than ever. In 1970, blue-collar jobs in the US were 31.2 million in 2010.

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Sabina Bhatia on The Compassionate Capitalist Show with Karen Rands “#1 Method for Employee Attraction and Retention in Current Job Market”

Payactiv

In this segment of The Compassionate Capitalist Show™, Karen Rands is joined by Sabina Bhatia, Chief Customer Officer at Payactiv, the champion of Earned Wage Access (EWA) to talk about the impact ‘financial insecurity and well being’ of hourly wage workers have on the profitability and scalability of businesses.

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The Unknown Cost of Conflict in the Workplace

Pollack Peacebuilding

While the study is from 2008 and costs may have changed since, the results are staggering. hours each week dealing with conflict which comes to $359 billion in paid hours (based on an average hourly wage of $17.95) in companies across the country. The Cost of Conflict in the Workplace. The Actual Cost. found that U.S.

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3 Steps to Protect Information While Leveraging Social Media

HR Daily Advisor

The number of companies maintaining a corporate presence on social media rose from 34% in 2008 to 77% in 2013 according to SHRM Survey Findings: Social Networking Website and Recruiting/Selection. According to the survey, social media is primarily used to attract passive job candidates, but, according to Brian R. Garrison , Esq.—partner

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“There is always a cost to doing business; It may not always be transparent” with Donna Heidkamp and Tyler Gallagher

Thrive Global

In 1995, she completed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Agricultural Broker Training Program. Growing up on a farm and ranch in the Texas panhandle, I often drove tractors for hours at a time listening to market updates on AM radio. Donna has served as executive director of RJO Futures since October 2010. She has an M.S.

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FMLA: Termination Due to Restrictions During High-Risk Pregnancy

HR Daily Advisor

Moreover, the court held that firing a pregnant employee who requests a reduction in hours because of a high-risk pregnancy is retaliation under the FMLA. Ena Wages began working for Stuart Management Corporation (StuartCo), a property management firm, as a full-time caretaker at Woodridge Apartment Homes on November 17, 2008.

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All Leaders Can Benefit From Reading The Bhagavad Gita

Thrive Global

It was part of Arjuna’s many duties to wage war against them in defense. In fact, many of his closest friends and mentors and some of his family members were waging war against him, and he was tasked with killing them. The interview below has been lightly edited for clarity, and includes Vedic artwork by B.G.