Yearly Archives: 2004
How will employers afford sick leave and health insurance?
Fact #314: About half the full time workforce gets no paid sick days. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor) Fact #315: The number of employers offering emergency back-up child…
Employees Who Fail To Show Up For Work
Fact #306: The rate of unscheduled absenteeism has climbed to a five-year high of 2.4 percent. (Source: CCH Inc.) Fact #307: Late minute no-shows cost organizations an…
Health Care Worker Shortages
While the population ages, so do the health care workers. An aging population uses health care services more often but the population of heath care workers is shrinking in…
What Keeps HR Professionals Awake At Night?
Written by Ira S. Wolfe for Business2Business, November 2004 It’s 3 AM . Patti Martin, human resource manager at Union National Community Bank in Mt. Joy , stirs from a…
Skilled Workers – Perfect Labor Storm Facts #271 to #275
Many people believe education is the cure for the impending (and even current) skilled worker shortages. Few however are willing to address how serious the situation really is. Fact #271…
Presenteeism
Presenteeism isn’t about pretending to be ill to avoid work or surfing the Internet when you should be preparing a report. Presenteeism is productivity loss resulting from real…
Aging Workers, Retiring Baby Boomers
The argument that aging workers especially the baby boomers will work longer and many will never retire is a fact. The issue not being addressed is who will pay for…
Firms probing employees’ pasts
by Sherry Slater, The Journal Gazette October 31, 2004 Before you step behind their counters, some retailers want to know whether you’ve ever been behind bars. Criminal background checks…
Workplace Stress Linked to Rising Health Care Costs
Workers are stressed out and overwhelmed. Sandwiched between caring for children and parents, worrying about retirement, and making ends meet means employees constantly are on edge. Ira S. Wolfe, author…
One Flu Over The Employer’s Nest
Ah…..Ah…..Ah…..choooo! So it begins. Sniffles and a scratchy throat. You feel like you’re burning up, and then the fever breaks and you…