Sentences with phrase «of worker productivity»

Additional validation research on the HWQ is recommended before use as a primary measure in studies of worker productivity.

In today's technologically driven workplace, self - discipline is at the heart of worker productivity.

Yet, economist Henry Levin of Columbia's Teachers College writes that test results «show only nominal statistical links to measures of worker productivity.»

Between 2000 and 2006, average wages remained flat despite an increase of worker productivity of 15 %, while corporate profits increased 13 % per year.

The resulting higher level of worker productivity makes it easier to justify additional infrastructure that saves the time and labor of productive workers.

Not exact matches

Participating factories had registered positive outcomes for workers, who enjoyed improved quality of life, and their businesses — which tallied declines in absenteeism and increased productivity.

«The first thing to keep in mind is that, in some long run equilibrium, wage inflation should be equal to what the growth rate of productivity is — so how much workers can produce — and the increase in prices for the goods they produce,» he said at the UBS Greater China conference in Shanghai.

As long as you make a conscious effort to adjust those habits to maximize the productivity and happiness of the entire team, you'll turn yourself into a great boss, and your company and your workers will be happier as a result.

A 2011 study by researchers at the National University of Singapore indicated that the occasional electronic distraction actually increased workers» engagement and productivity.

According to the OECD, about 13 % of workers are under - qualified for their jobs, significantly affecting productivity at your firm.

In the past, spending that modernized highways and mass - transit systems or enhanced higher education has boosted the productivity of America's workers.

Here are a few considerations that I hope will help each of us to design and deliver a workplace that fits the way employees operate in the 21st century, and which will allow us to attract, connect, engage, and delight Millennial workers and optimize our company cultures for productivity, engagement, and results:

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.

Since the HRM department or manager is charged with managing the productivity and development of workers at all levels, human resource personnel should have access to -; and the support of -; key decision makers.

Sleep specialists like MacFarlane and Shapiro are often called in by industrial companies to help workers adapt to shifts or optimize productivity through scheduling, but they're rarely invited into the white - collar pressure - cookers like the trading floor or the boardroom in the midst of merger negotiations.

It could start a new era of happiness and productivity among workers at all levels of your organization.

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.

Wages tend to grow along with the economy, but a number of factors, most notably technological change and globalization, have ensured that for most classes of workers wages have grown slower than productivity gains.

Legislators have announced efforts to improve the visa process and retain more highly skilled, foreign - born workers, but perhaps unsurprisingly considering the general lack of productivity in the current congress, these efforts have been largely ignored by lawmakers.

Far from working steadily eight hours a day, seven days a week, most knowledge workers have peaks and troughs of productivity, alternating intense periods of work with long stretches of cat videos and inbox shoveling.

Not only do employers have to invest time and money in hiring and onboarding replacement workers, but it takes time for new hires to reach the level of performance and productivity that their predecessors maintained.

The UK is in the middle of a worsening productivity crisis, and it currently takes a British worker four days to produce what our German counterparts make in four.

«Take, for instance, the undervaluation of female - dominated jobs like school teachers, who affect the long - term productivity of children as they grow up and become workers themselves,» Bahn tells Fortune.

Studies have found that remote workers are more productive — 77 percent of survey respondents reported greater productivity, and a study on work - from - home call center employees found that remote workers outperformed peers in the office because they took shorter breaks and used less sick leave.

Hawskworth warned limiting the migration of skilled workers from the EEA to the UK could have «particularly negative implications for longer term productivity and the UK's international competitiveness.»

Women tend to be more neurotic than men, but contrary to hoary old stereotypes of moody women, it's actually openness to new experiences that most dents the productivity of female workers.

LONDON — Restricting the migration of EU workers to the UK after Brexit could curtail growth and productivity, according to new research.

Interestingly, slightly more than half of those surveyed who gave the «highest agreement rating» to the statement «I feel I can approach my manager with any type of question» are considered actively engaged in their work, according to The Wall Street Journal, in a sign that manager openness may be tied to worker productivity.

More businesses see smart watches, glasses and other digital gadgets as essential elements of long - range plans for improving worker wellness and productivity.

And a study of Japanese bank workers from 2012 found that bad weather increased workers» productivity (in general, they were more efficient at completing assigned tasks in a loan - application).

However, it appears many small business owners are instead focusing on slow and steady growth, and driving up productivity to increase margins with the use of technology, fewer workers, and more hours.

Researchers in The Netherlands and the U.K. found office plants improved workers» perceptions of air quality, concentration, workplace satisfaction and productivity.

«The findings suggest that investing in landscaping an office will pay off through an increase in office workers» quality of life and productivity.»

In a survey of 1,600 managers and employees, the researchers found that 83 percent of leaders and 77 percent of workers say that top performers have less stress and increased productivity because of their habits.

That's the contention of Carson Tate, author of Work Simply, who claims to have pinned down four distinct productivity styles along with ideas on how each type of worker can best contribute to his or her team.

Workers performing at less than full productivity because of illness is estimated to cost employers $ 160 billion per year.

While Ctrip originally thought the money it would save in space and furniture — about $ 1,900 per employee for the length of the study — would offset a drop in productivity, at - home worker output wasn't hampered a bit, Bloom reported in a story for Harvard Business Review.

Even so, the researchers aren't making broad pronouncements that remote work always trumps office work in terms of productivity, but rather suggest certain kinds of workers might be better suited for it, such as solitary, hourly folks whose output can be measured — call - center reps, proofreaders, developers, and the like.

The diversification would raise the productivity of workers overall, the authors concluded.

It seems the best workers at the company share a very specific pattern of high - intensity productivity followed by a short recharge period.

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.

The C - suite needs to understand that the quality of workers determines a company's culture, reputation and productivity.

They can tirelessly monitor every facet of a worker's productivity and process reams of data to arrive at statistically optimal decisions.

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?

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.

More than 40 years ago, the Magna founder decided his company would experience higher productivity and less labour strife — and, as a result, faster growth — if its workers got some of the financial benefits of strong performance.

A survey of 600 white - collar American workers from Captivate Network found that productivity drops a hefty 20 % during the summer, according to a Business Insider article with a headline that pithily sums up the findings: «Some Shocking Facts About How Much Lazier Workers Get During The Summer.workers from Captivate Network found that productivity drops a hefty 20 % during the summer, according to a Business Insider article with a headline that pithily sums up the findings: «Some Shocking Facts About How Much Lazier Workers Get During The Summer.Workers Get During The Summer.»

I don't know what was happening to Canadian productivity before 1973, but even if there was no growth in output per worker, the increase in our labour terms of trade would have induced significant gains in real wages.

Mike Moffatt said: «Greater business investment increases worker productivity — which increases wages — and expands the number of jobs.»

These results suggest that there is substantial linkage between productivity and median compensation (even the strong linkage view can not be rejected), and that there is a significant degree of linkage between productivity and production / nonsupervisory worker compensation.