Sentences with phrase «lost worker productivity»

In 2006 the CDC calculated the cost to society of smoking cigarettes, including both the cost of treating smoking - related illnesses and the lost worker productivity from these illnesses, at $ 10.47 per pack.

Employers, acknowledging the potential for lost worker productivity and disruption of customer service, are taking steps to minimize the effects of the repairs.

«Recent studies by Birnbaum et al., Rice et al., and Florence et al. estimate sizeable costs of health care, criminal justice, and lost worker productivity,» he wrote.

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But, ironically, our loss of sleep, despite the extra hours we put in at work, collectively adds up to more than eleven days of lost productivity per year per worker, or about $ 2,280.

But here's the thing: if Facebook is going to claim credit for so many sweeping accomplishments, shouldn't it also take some of the blame for the billions of dollars in lost productivity from office workers surfing Facebook all day?

Any productivity gains would have to be allocated to equity owners at the expense of bond holders and workers who would merely tread water or lose ground as the economy expands.

Remote workers can continue to work from home, meaning businesses lose no productivity.

A huge amount of productivity is lost every year by companies whose workers are putting a percentage of their creative minds into flirting rather than into achieving anything of value for their employers.

From the Marxist point of view, the 1930's depression was also caused by increased productivity: at one hand, machine churned out much more stuff than before, at the other hand, workers lost their jobs because machines did better job.

However, more than $ 60 million in worker productivity was lost last year when 17,951 LIRR trains were late, canceled or terminated during the morning and evening rush hours, according to the state comptroller.

BP Eric Adams called on the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) to conduct an «economic impact analysis» on recent outages to study the loss «economic productivity of hundreds of thousands of workers» and its impact on local businesses and lost taxes.

Testing pseudo — office workers More than 35 million Americans complain of eye, nose or throat irritation when working indoors, costing the U.S. economy at least $ 20 billion annually in lost productivity.

In the United State, 3 - 5 million people have Alzheimer's disease, costing $ 24.6 billion per year for health care and an additional $ 36.5 billion per year for lost productivity, worker absenteeism, and replacement.

Obese workers cost private sector employers in the U.S. an estimated $ 45 billion annually in medical expenditures and lost productivity, according to a 2008 report co-authored by Barrington and produced by the Conference Board, a nonprofit business research organization based in New York City.

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

It doesn't help productivity and leads to the company losing its talented workers.

After all, under the current car - centric model, workers lose about eight days a year in productivity sitting in traffic, and transportation is responsible for 14 percent of global emissions.

Worker safety is more important than a few minutes of lost productivity.

One of the largest contributing factors to workers stalling or losing productivity is the feeling that a task isn't able to be accomplished.

The ability to keep work organized allows workers to focus on different projects without getting disoriented or lost, thereby increasing productivity and efficiency in the workplace.

Per a press release on PR Newswire, a 2014 survey commissioned by Workfront (formerly AtTask), showed that almost four out of 10 workers surveyed, or 39 percent, said that lost productivity was among the most common consequences of conflict.

As well, workers are less likely to be absent due to illness, which has the dual benefit of reducing lost productivity and reducing costs associated with health benefits.