Sentences with phrase «demands of work force»

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In the days to come the Fed will have to prove that a new set of tools for managing interest rates will work as expected; see how higher U.S. rates affect domestic and global financial conditions; and hope that weak world demand and commodity prices do not lead to an overall bout of deflation and force the Fed to reverse course.

Up until a recent (forced) vacation that my board of directors demanded I take, I had been heads - down working without pause for four years straight.

After all, when the largest portion of the work force begins demanding better flexibility, organizations must find a way to comply.

The main topic of the conversation was classification of workers by on - demand companies that have large, flexible work forces.

The wireless industry has for years successfully fought regulations that would force mobile phone networks to be hardened so they work during storms, but it may face renewed demands after Hurricane Harvey knocked out seven of 10 cell towers in the hardest - hit counties of Texas.

He would be a new king who was also an intensely ambitious builder and who in consequence demanded from all of Egypt's forces of labor increased hours, an increased tempo, and more bitter, harried working conditions.

They are like bakers who have mixed the ingredients for bread, worked it into the shape of a loaf, but are forced to deliver the bread before it is baked because the customers have arrived and demand immediate delivery.

The result, across King's body of work, is a vision of contemporary America as a spiritual realm that is out of joint and up for grabs, thick with competing forces and watched over by an Almighty whose goals are inscrutable, whose demands are peremptory, and whose methods are sometimes cruel....

If we work with them to establish new ways for them to supply some of their own projected increase in demand, we will be able to continue to produce a profit without being forced to give up on our own established markets.»

The board are believed to have demanded he work fast and hard early in the window to assure we are not forced to scrap for players late as we were last season, and a number of players are expected to join.

This forced us to work harder, demand more of ourselves, and look only to ourselves for inspiration.

He believed that schools should work with the developmental needs of children rather than the demands of the government or economic forces, so he developed schools that encourage creativity and free - thinking.

With the increasing numbers of working moms childcare centers or organizations are also demanding a high pay forcing many of them to search for alternatives.

Those of working age are priced out of the community and are forced to move to the urban conurbations, reducing skills and demand for services in villages.

To determine if the gender gap in career centrality is affected by specific circumstances, Sweet examined structural forces such as job demands, working conditions, hours worked, degree of job security, nature and variety of tasks performed, and access to flexible work options.

One day while working at Jamba Juice, he serves a Marine and develops his dream to join a demanding specific branch of the Air Force.

Demanding new requirements could shape who is drawn to teaching, guide the work of teacher preparation institutions, develop more consistent skill across the teaching force, improve student outcomes, and greatly increase public regard for teachers and teaching.

Given the demand for STEM skills in the work force, businesses and educators alike realize that they must focus on these two groups specifically — and early — so that they do not squander the needed talent and potential of millions of young people.

The literacy demands on the work force of the next millennium, in particular the use of electronic texts, will far outstrip anything we have known in the past (Reinking, 1995).

«By incorporating high academic standards and clear expectations with plans for greater student engagement and achievement, Alabama stands ready to meet the rigorous demands of preparing students for the work force and for their roles as citizens in our democratic system.

This steady decline in intakes and deaths pays tribute to the tireless efforts of shelter employees, responsible dog breeders and rescue volunteers who have worked, prayed, and bullied their way to a future when the demand for pets would equal or exceed the supply and they would no longer be forced to euthanize healthy, adoptable animals.

The marketing gambit apparently works because high demand for the card depleted the issuer's initial supply of metal cards, forcing them to send out temporary plastic ones to new cardholders.

Years of demand for works by the top 10 artists in the marketplace have given what is available a picked - over quality, which has forced dealers to look beyond them to the best canvases of artists who are not household names.

Himid can be understood as a history painter, and much of her work's force lies in its demand that we fill in historical gaps.

Impossible to take in with a passing glance, the grand scale of the work halts the viewer in their tracks, forcing them out of their complacent gaze, demanding they reconsider their relationship the city.

It's demanding enough to take time to consider a work of art; placing a painting into a situation where it's forced to supersede its primary function would appear to be asking too much.

In her words, «For me, the work [is] about what happens when one's body is overcome by a physically demanding process... We are forced to remember that making something sometimes requires the laborious use of the body.»

Were museums to hire enough full - time employees to manage the demand from area school groups, the work imbalance during the summer months would force the furlough of these staff members each year.

No. 10's strength at auction demonstrated the tremendous demand for works of this quality by Rothko in the global marketplace — a demand still in full force today.

By demanding closer visual investigation, the work also forces a consideration of the massively violent, virtually unpunished track record of the still - extant corporation — now a multi-billion dollar subsidiary of Dow Chemical.

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As Alex Novarese of Legal Week is right to point out, overall revenue in the UK legal market last year fell for the first time in living memory, but even if the overall size of the legal market in the UK remains static or falls (a tussle between the opposing forces of economic growth increasing demand on the one hand and business pressures to reduce fees and outsource on the other), market dynamics dictate that the revenue will be clustered differently, with the moderate - high fees currently enjoyed by the mid-tier for mid-market work under the most severe attack, the beneficiaries being niche firms and LPO providers.

Many of us, as attorneys, wring our hands and lament how our profession is rapidly changing and forcing us to work with more sophisticated clients who demand more and expect to pay less.

Unlike the nearly 50,000 Quebec nurses who were similarly forced back to work after an illegal strike in 1999 — but who enjoyed widespread public support for their wage demands, which convinced the Parti Québécois government of former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard to forego fines and reach a higher - paying settlement — Dallaire said the lawyers were unable to garner sympathy for the negotiation process discrepancies with Crown attorneys.

Group fully supports the progressive changes in Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, which provide protections for many new immigrants entering the labour force who, because of employment barriers, are often placed in jobs at minimum wage, physically demanding and involve irregular or odd working hours.

Required Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S..

Professional Experience Liberty Builders Inc. -LRB-[Insert City, State]-RRB- 2005 — Present Customer Service Division Manager • Recruit, train and oversee skilled laborers and concrete finishers while managing both work and labor schedules to meet varying demand levels and job requirements • Provide rate quotes to potential clients after thorough analysis and assessment of job scope, requirements and considerations, securing new relationships and growing firm revenue through the utilization of effective selling techniques • Develop, implement and track firm - level quality control program as well as train staff on related policies and procedures • Maximize resource utilization through numerous efficiency improvements and the organized reduction in labor force • Manage and reduce expenditures through the integration of streamlined order procedures