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Retail Scheduling Software Could Harm Employee Morale, As Well As Customer Service

Written on 18 Sep, 2008 at 18:45

The Way It Used To Be Twice each year my mother would make her regular pilgrimage to the old B. Siegel’s store select her seasonal professional attire. It was always a leisurely, enjoyable experience – one that newly-introduced employee scheduling software... (Continue reading)

Much Employee Creativity Unused on Job

Written on 21 Sep, 2007 at 13:35

The following is a guest post from The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, with a few of my thoughts appended thereafter. (Do I sound like a lawyer there, or what?) At a time when many economists and futurists are pointing to... (Continue reading)

Proving the Obvious? Good HR is Good Business, Study Finds

Written on 24 Jul, 2006 at 23:41

This from Tampa Bay Business Journal via the ManagersRealm blog: According to a recent Gevity Institute study, certain HR practices result in measurable business results. The study found that small businesses that follow a set of “workforce alignment” employee management strategies achieve... (Continue reading)

Read, Aimed, FIRED! The First Year on the Job May Be Deadly!

Written on 1 Jun, 2006 at 19:19

According to some recent studies, almost half of new rookie hires do not make with the company for more than 1 and 1/2 years. And it is not just lower-level employees who don’t make the cut — one study shows... (Continue reading)

The Next Big Wal-Mart Controversy: Rotating Shifts

Written on 25 Apr, 2006 at 20:52

In what may become the next major employee relations fiasco at Wal-mart, a CNN story reports some unhappyWal-mart employees complaining about what appears to be a “trial balloon” regarding rotating shifts. As reported in this Cnnmoney.com story: ... (Continue reading)

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