If I hear "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" one more time on the radio, I'm going to scream. One of the fundamental principles you learn when you study finance is that the value of organizations is more than the sum of their actual parts - and that the confidence that investors feel about their […]
Today we've published the results of our most recent Harris Survey "Despite Weak Economy, Desire for Time Off During the Holidays Remains Strong". Seventy-five percent of respondents said they plan to take either the same amount or more time off than they did last year. Only 19 percent of respondents said they plan to take […]
I recently interviewed Patty Butler, senior manager of order management and service logistics at Kronos. Patty's team of non-exempt employees supports the field sales organization by ensuring that their customers' orders are processed accurately and in a timely fashion. Patty has recently implemented part time telecommuting in her group with great success. For those of […]
Treating Hourly Workers like Professional Employees
Today's post is courtesy of our board member, Steven T. Hunt, Ph.D, SPHR. A recent study found that many American workers between 18 and 29 plan to remain in hourly jobs for the majority of their careers (Gurchiek, 2008). This includes careers in what are sometimes viewed as “entry-level” hourly jobs found in the retail, […]
We were pleased to learn today that USA Today published data from our most recent survey on the effect that the recession is having on US workers. You can find the chart below on the front page of the Money section of today's issue. You'll find a discussion of this survey in the September 8th […]
We've added a new article to our library by our board member, Russell Klosk. The article focuses on tactical steps that employers can take during the hiring process to increase the odds that the candidate chosen for the position will be a good fit for the job. Even as the US jobless rate rose to […]
We've just published the results of our newest Harris Interactive survey. In this poll of 1106 working adults, our goal was to understand how the current state of the economy is impacting the average worker. Not surprisingly, many of these respondents indicated that they were cutting back on discretionary expenditures such as eating out and […]
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Sue Shellenberger explores the expanding use of monitoring technologies that allow employers to electronically snoop on their at home employees. Many employees are accepting this level of inspection (some would say intrusion) as a tradeoff for avoiding long commutes and high fuel costs while enjoying the freedom to […]
Guest Blog submitted by: Greg Scott, Jennifer Earls, Kelley Kossakoski Hello, everyone! We are excited to introduce you to a unique miniseries at the Workforce Institute, a series of blog posts that will follow the early stages of professional development of three recent entrants into the working world. We'll tackle issues that affect how generations […]
When the economic outlook dims, people start wondering about their job security. Having just had my 30th Middlebury College Reunion, and with close to 28 years of high tech experience under my belt, I've seen this movie before. For those of you wondering whether you should hunker down in your current job or get out […]
A Guest Post from our Board Member David Creelman - I remember that I used to make a point of learning the names of new interns, but after a few years it seemed that they came and went so quickly that it was hardly worth the effort. I imagine that managers of high turnover hourly […]
It's almost the 4th of July, and time to start thinking about fun things to do over the long weekend. Here at Kronos, the halls, parking lots and email inboxes have become increasingly empty as the summertime crunch hits. It's my parents' 55th wedding anniversary on the 4th, so we'll be heading to the beach in Rockport […]
