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Occupation Spam is one of the fastest rising employee productivity challenges today. The term describes the unsolicited e-mail cluttering in-boxes, taxing servers, and occupying an average of 49 minutes of each employee’s workday. A recent Gartner survey finds 34% of the ...read more
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About 5% of American workers -- or 6.8 million people -- were classified as "working poor" in 1999, according to the Labor Dept. ...read more
80% of U.S. companies keep tabs on their employees by checking their e-mail, Internet, or phone connections vs. 35% 4 years ago. ...read more
Insider Fraud Executives don’t realize that most computer fraud is committed by employees trying to extract inside information from the corporate systems, not by outside hackers, ...read more
Spy Badges Technology now offers employee ID badges that are read by computer-based mapping programs that track employees within a building or business campus every second. Hospitals use them to quickly locate doctors, but they can also reveal who spends too ...read more
Contraceptives for women must now be covered by group health plans of business that employ 15 or more people, according to 6/12 Federal District Court ...read more
Magazine newsstand return rates have gone from 35% in ‘73 to 52% in ‘88 to 65% last year. (Foster ...read more
The Gartner Group reports 60% to 80% of corporate computer crimes are committed by inside hackers. (Foster ...read more
Overworked With companies downsizing, those who remain find their jobs are demanding increasing amounts of time and energy. 54% feel overworked, 55% are overwhelmed by their workload, 59% lack time for reflection, 56% don’t have time to complete tasks ...read more
Americans typically change careers—not just jobs— 5 times in their lives. (Foster Letter ...read more
The story goes that when the company founded by Andrew Carnegie was taken over by the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 it acquired as one of its obligations a contract to pay the top Carnegie executive, Charles M. Schwab, the then unheard of minimum sum of $1,000,000. J.P. Morgan of U.S. Steel was in ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:21
Denomination: Lutheran
An astounding 75% of companies experienced at least one instance of fraud vs. 13% in ‘98, finds a KPMG survey. (Foster ...read more
Education Pays: The unemployment rate for all people with a bachelor’s degree or better was just 2.9% in February, vs. 8.5% for people with less than a high school ...read more
Where Are You Going? A Franklin Covey survey finds less than half of U.S. workers are aware or are committed to their company’s goals. Only 48% say their employers have a clear, strategic direction. 44% say their organization has effectively communicated its goals. 54% understand what they ...read more
Personal Surfing: The 5th annual Web@Work survey reports workers say they spend an hour or two each week surfing for their own interests. IT workers estimate the real number at slightly more than 6 hours weekly. Over 20% of workers say they use streaming software to listen to music or they store ...read more
Restless Workers: 47% of workers are looking for another job or plan to look within the next 12 months according to a new Yahoo.com poll. 34% either weren’t sure or definitely would not recommend their employer to others. 45% cite lack of career growth potential as a reason for leaving. 51% of ...read more
Only 50% of new start-up businesses survive beyond 4 years. (Foster Letter ...read more
The Suit Is Back, and America’s boardrooms and bars are looking smart again. Retailers are crazy about the trend because it also is helping to beef up men’s apparel sales. Sales of men’s tailored clothing surged 19% from January to June this year, after falling 11% in ’03 when total men’s apparel ...read more
Satisfied Workers: A recent Gallup Poll shows that workers are most satisfied with their relationships with coworkers and the physical safety conditions of their workplaces, and are least satisfied with the amount of work-related stress and their incomes. Over the past year, workers have grown more ...read more
Team Players The ability to work in a team is the trait hiring most managers most value. A study by Development Dimensions International found that 75% of managers look for employees who are compatible in a team setting, compared to a mere 20% ...read more
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