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Optimizing Maintenance Workforce Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Environments with a CMMS Posted By : Ricky01
December 14th, 2010 |
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NASA’s Main Shuttle Contractor to Cut 15% of Workforce
July 7th, 2010 |
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Economic shock waves from the impending end of NASA’s space shuttle program hit as the program’s biggest contractor, United Space Alliance (USA), announces it is cutting 15 percent of its workforce. – As NASAs final two space shuttle launches
loom on the not-too-distant horizon, the fears of many of those who work in the
shuttle industry are coming true: NASA’s main space contractor, United Space
Alliance (USA), announced that the company will lay off about 15 percent of its
current space shu…
How to Tap Into the Collective Intelligence of Your Workforce
May 26th, 2010 |
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Collective intelligence is the group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration of many individuals. If you truly believe that employees are your single greatest asset, you would reward and compensate them accordingly for their ideas and their ability to contribute to your organization’s success. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Vivek Bhaskaran explains how to effectively harness the power of the collective intelligence of your employees. – Wikipedia describes collective intelligence as the quot;shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals. quot; The notion of collective intelligence is not new. After all, every time we sit in a conference call or a meeting, that is exactly what …
H-1B Visas Less Than 0.1 Percent of U.S. Workforce: Report
April 26th, 2010 |
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Is there an actual technology skill shortage in the United States, or do companies simply want less expensive H-1B visa workers to complement their largely American-based workforce? A nonprofit immigration advocacy group looks at some of the numbers and attempts to demystify the issues, as it pushes for more visas and green cards. Opponents say if there were a real technology shortage, wages for technology would be rising. They are not.
– How many H-1B visa holders are in the U.S.
workforce? In fiscal year 2009, 0.06 percent of the national labor force was
made up of H-1B visa holders, according to analysis of U.S.
immigration data by the nonprofit public policy group the National Foundation
for American Policy (NFAP). In that sa…
Workforce Scheduling Software Improves Service Levels Posted By : monet software
April 20th, 2010 |
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The most important thing a call center can do to improve its service levels is to implement workforce scheduling software. From first call resolution rates to average speed of answer (ASA) to average handling time, workforce scheduling software has a proven track record of boosting service levels across the center.
Mobile workforce management Posted By : Timeclock software
April 7th, 2010 |
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Clockout.org is timekeeping and employee scheduling software that gives you the freedom to access your billable hours and control over your employees timekeeping and scheduling via the internet.
Hire or fire?
March 11th, 2010 |
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Where employers are most optimistic, and pessimistic
IN 27 out of 36 countries surveyed by Manpower, an employment-services firm, more companies said they expected to add jobs in the three months to the end of June than said they reckoned on reducing their workforce. The difference between the proportion of hirers and firers was highest in Brazil and India. Throughout Asia companies have become more optimistic about hiring than they were a year ago, most dramatically in Singapore but only slightly in Japan. Things look less rosy in Europe. In several countries, including Spain and Ireland, more companies expect to see cuts to their workforce than expect it to grow. Of the four countries where the outlook has darkened, three are in Europe.
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Workforce Planning Posted By : Amanda Wade
February 17th, 2010 |
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Softworks offers Workforce Planning Management Solutions for effective Workforce Planning and Time and Attendance Management System
Singapore seeks to cap foreigners at third of workforce
February 1st, 2010 |
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Singapore will be less welcoming to low-skilled job seekers from abroad as it seeks to cap the proportion of foreigners in the workforce at current levels of about one-third amid growing unhappiness among its citizens.
Singapore depends on foreigners to staff its factories and construction sites but the numbers have risen sharply in recent years. About one-in-three of Singapore’s 3 million workforce is now foreign compared with about 10% back in 1990.
Time and Attendance Clocks Improved Workforce Posted By : Heather VonKahle
January 7th, 2010 |
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Time is money, and never is this more true than when it comes to working out the wages for staff based on the hours theyve worked. Time clocks (also known as attendance clocks) are an innovative way to ensure maximum productivity from workers and to see that companies get the most from their investments in human resources.
Workforce Mobility on the Rise, Survey Says
November 16th, 2009 |
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Cost-conscious companies are finding a mobile workforce is increasingly beneficial to their business, a report by Kelton Research finds.
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A survey of 500 U.S. and U.K.-based small to medium-size
businesses (SMBs) by market research consultancy Kelton found midmarket
companies are increasingly valuing mobility and 96 percent said they view their
information technology (IT) departments as a strategic part of their busi…
India’s flagship outsourcing sector hits tough times
August 6th, 2009 |
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These are tough times for India’s flagship outsourcing industry whose skilled, low-cost workforce helped plant the country on the global business map. With the world in the grip of the worst economic slump since the 1930s, revenue growth from outsourcing — subcontracting work to a
Thomas Kochan: Bringing the Workforce into Health Care Reform!
July 24th, 2009 |
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As Congress debates the best way to invest a trillion dollars or so in health care reform it appears to be on the verge…