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More Perfect Labor Storm Facts #301 to 305
Fact #301: The ratio of entry level wage earners to retirees has fallen from 9 to 1 in 1955 to 4 to 1 in 1995 to 2 to 1…
Coming Soon: Major Labor Shortage
Coming Soon to a Location Near You: Major Labor Shortage – Featured in HRWire, November 1, 2004 Fact #296: Half of today’s working nurses will reach retirement…
Will Retail Employees Sell Out Their Employers?
According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, it appears retail workers will jump ship just as hiring steps up. Fact #291: 21 percent of retail workers plan…
Americans Working More, Sleeping Less – Should Employers Be Worried?
Fact #316: The percentage of US employers offering paid vacations dropped to 87 percent in 2003 from 95 percent in 1999, (Source: SHRM) Fact #317: Americans receive 16 days off…
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…