According to an FDS International study of work attitudes across 23 countries, and including nearly 14,000 workers, the United States ranks 4th in “whiney” workers. A “whiney worker” is unhappy and/or demanding about pay, actual income relative to cost of living, average number of weekly work hours, and work impinging on their private life.

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Will you attract and retain talent as the skilled workforce shortage approaches? Seventy percent of U.S. intellectual capital is planning a career move – do you know why? Who will stay with you through rough times?

The New York Times article Inside the Minds of Your Employees (Kelley Holland, Jan, 28) points out that in a [...]

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Unscheduled absenteeism can be very expensive. According to the 16th annual CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey, it costs some large employers “an estimated $850,000 per year in direct payroll costs, and even more when lost productivity, morale and temporary labor costs are considered.”

This year’s unscheduled absenteeism rate is 2.5 percent – the highest since 1999 (at [...]

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When was the last time your company had an Annual Physical?

It’s easy to ask for (and receive) positive information. But how do you get the bad news you really need to know? If someone you knew continually ignored his annual physical, you would think he was irresponsible, even reckless. Yet how often do we give [...]

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