Sentences with phrase «when worker productivity»

Some employers require overtime only during peak seasons when worker productivity must be maximized.

Not exact matches

Workers were encouraged to move freely about the office as they did their work, meeting up in both formal and informal settings when it came time to collaborate, and sharing documents electronically in order to speed up productivity.

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).

The study estimates that U.S. workers across all sectors on average were better off by about $ 431 million in 2010 when you take into account the increased productivity and innovation within the tech sector due to foreign workers.

When expressing concern about a worker's messiness, many leaders say it harms productivity.

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.

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.

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.

«Environments that explicitly or implicitly encourage people to conceal their sexual orientation — even when employers adopt a «Don't Ask» policy — may significantly harm workers,» says Critcher, «Establishing a workplace climate that supports diversity may be one of the easiest ways to enhance workplace productivity.»

When they compared this productivity data to what the company had already collected about teams working in traditional environments, they found that the war room workers were more than twice as productive.

According to a Center for American Progress report examining the largest school districts in the country, schools are closed for an average of 29 days each school year — not including summer recess — which is 13 days longer than the average private sector worker has in paid leave.58 Not only do days off increase the cost of child care, but the short length of the school day also decreases economic productivity when parents have to take time off from work or when parents with elementary school - age children opt out of full - time employment in order to accommodate their children's schedules.59

in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons; the incidence of unemployment, especially long - term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers; their numbers are great and growing; and their employment problems grave; the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.

An extensive study of the steel manufacturing industry found that when companies tapped workers to join problem - solving teams, productivity and efficiency improved substantially.

When we talk about creating alternative sources of energy — whether it's wind, solar or biofuels — we often overlook a vital, untapped resource right here at home: the ingenuity, talent and productivity of U.S. workers.

«When air quality improves, health costs from air pollution - related diseases shrink, worker productivity expands and life expectancy grows.

Accordingly, anti-age discrimination in employment law aims at promoting various purposes to remedy these wrongs, including preventing opportunistic behaviour by employers, who are tempted to dismiss older workers when their labour costs are higher than their marginal productivity; promoting displaced older workers who experience major challenges to reemployment; protecting against ageist stereotypes and ageism; and alleviating social isolation, oppression and economic deprivation among older workers.

Though there are not as many studies about trees and productivity, some of the literature suggests that when workers can see trees, they have less sick days.