Workplace Tug of War – Workers Want More Work

Tuesday, 04. 21. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market, Work Life Balance

Our most recent workforce survey reveals that, not surprisingly, many people’s work habits and attitudes have changed as a result of the turbulent economy.

Some of the key findings:

45% of workers surveyed say that they are more willing to take any available shifts in order to protect their earnings.

30% of respondents stated that they are [...]

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The Domino’s Effect – Presenteeism Among Food Handlers

Friday, 04. 17. 2009  –  Category: Absence Management, All Blog Posts, Customer Satisfaction

While Domino’s has been in the news this week due to the unfortunate video hijinks of a couple of their workers in North Carolina, the issue of sick food handlers is one of serious and ongoing concern according to our board member, David Creelman who submitted the following food for thought:
Here is a big issue [...]

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Picture This

Sunday, 04. 5. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts

This is from Wordle, a website that creates visual maps of blogs, websites, or other text you provide.  This is a map of the Workforce Institute website.

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Are Newspapers a Thing of the Past?

Thursday, 04. 2. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Work Life Balance

My Sunday morning ritual for at least 40 years has been to read the Boston Globe and NY Times for a couple of hours.  Last Sunday, while reading those papers, I was listening to a CBS story on TV about the looming demise of the newspaper industry.
What is the future of newspapers? A good friend [...]

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