Sentences with phrase «lowers worker productivity»

Not paying a living wage lowers worker productivity and creates stress on employees who should be viewed «as human beings, not just workers,» and the practice, she says, «doesn't serve the company or its brand.»

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The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace says that one - third of workers report high levels of stress resulting in higher healthcare costs, periods of employee disability, absenteeism, higher turnover, and lower productivity on the job.

Rising commodity prices and international trade also put a wedge between producers» prices (what firms receive when they sell the goods and services they produce — this is the price firms use to calculate the real wage that tracks productivity) and consumer prices (what consumers pay to buy stuff — the lower they are, the greater workers» purchasing power).

Today, the people who run the most successful companies have learned that helping workers balance their lives on the job and off results in a healthy environment with less stress, much higher productivity, and much lower employee turnover.

In one study, a lower than average temperature (68 degrees) caused workers to make 44 percent more errors, and their productivity was cut in half.

For employers, absent a marked increase in per - worker productivity, they find themselves with lowered output and the need to add additional staff, which, because of the restrictions of Obamacare, will undoubtedly have to be more part - timers.

Economic growth in China has long been premised on high levels of savings and investment, growth of manufacturing and exports, migration of low - productivity rural workers to higher - productivity urban jobs and integration of new technologies.

Wage and benefit increases of 15 to 20 percent per year at the average Chinese factory will slash China's labor - cost advantage over low - cost states in the U.S., from 55 percent today to 39 percent in 2015, when adjusted for the higher productivity of U.S. workers.

Those long hours are taking their toll on workers» physical and mental health, leading to high stress levels, sleep problems, and lower productivity.

But she said that in an economy already operating with unemployment at a 17 - year low of 4.1 percent, she hoped any economic acceleration would be accompanied by growth in the workforce or improved worker productivity.

Mobile Material Handlers are designed to increase productivity by lifting and lowering product to reduce worker strain in today's harsh industrial environments.

It's been shown in multiple studies that workers who are content in their jobs have a higher rate of productivity, a lower rate of absenteeism or accidents, and are likely to experience greater job satisfaction and feel loyalty toward the company instead of just showing up for a paycheck.

Moments earlier, Digby Jones, who introduced him on stage, made a similar point, telling low income workers that higher wages required an increase in productivity.

«This is in part explained by the positive effects of higher wages for businesses, which benefit from reduced levels of turnover, savings from reduced spending in recruiting and training new workers as a result of the lower turnover, higher morale and productivity, and improved customer service.»

«The minimum wage needs to be raised right now for low - wage workers because the rent won't wait,» said Hawkins who has called for $ 15 and indexed to productivity.

The researchers believe their findings provide robust contemporary evidence that raising salaries at the lower end of the wage spectrum leads to higher productivity by incentivising workers to work harder, smarter and more cohesively.

The latest research shows the significant impact that lifting the wages of the lowest paid workers can have on productivity at a company and sector level.

Lead author Professor Marian Rizov from Lincoln International Business School at the University of Lincoln, said: «Our findings offer compelling evidence that increasing wages for the lowest paid workers improves productivity, and that this effect applies in companies of all sizes and across most low - paying sectors.

This improved productivity makes domestic blades more cost competitive with blades from countries that pay workers lower wages.

Texas A&M School of Public Health researchers have already shown that stand - capable workstations — those in which the worker could raise or lower the desk to stand or sit as they wished throughout the day — boost productivity in office workers, help students» cognitive functioning and improve kids» BMI.

«Previous work has largely focused on how climate change may affect economic activity by lowering the productivity of workers,» said co-author Kyle Meng, an assistant professor of environmental economics in UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Department of Economics.

As well as increasing productivity, lowering training costs, engaging your workers, and getting them trained quicker, your employee onboarding software frees up valuable time for your L&D teams to focus on what really matters; supporting new starters and ensuring they have the best possible experience.

The great thing about this company is their strong belief that the only reason for their clients to invest in their learning solutions is to measurably add value to their business performance including greater productivity, lower overheads, and greater efficiency; and that knowledge workers need to be smart on the job, not just smart during training.

In a nutshell, the low level of literacy skills of Jamaican workers is a big barrier to their productivity and the development of the country.

Going into extensive detail on claims of job - performance pressure and push - back, the piece ends on the note that Milby, the worker with whom the piece started, has been fired for «low productivity.»

We found that the computer workers who had access to the adjustable work surfaces also reported significantly less musculoskeletal upper - body discomfort, lower afternoon discomfort scores and significantly more productivity,» said Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell and director of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory.

They have a better child care system, more vacation and more free time; they also have a higher rate of unionization, higher unemployment rate (it's particularly dismal for young workers), lower productivity, and a growing discord between the (largely immigrant) poor and the rest of the country.

But these same apps that seem so helpful to office workers may actually be lowering productivity and producing unhealthy habits.

Effectively increase worker productivity by successfully reducing absenteeism and equipment downtime, and provide cost reduction initiatives that effectively lower insurance premiums and Workers» Compensation payments, and preventing any regulatory fines by establishing a safe and healthy work environment.