Posts Tagged ‘CEPR’
The demands of hard labor done by older workers
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Just because you use the internet, it is easy to assume that everyone enjoys light duty (except for the risk repetitive strain injury) to earn a paycheck. Turns out that 8.5 million workers age 58 and older have physically demanding jobs (lifting & moving objects, standing for long periods, kneeling, crouching) or difficult physical working conditions (exposure to abnormal temperatures, contaminants, uncomfortable noise, hazardous equipment). The NY Times tells the story of Findlay Ohio worker Jack Hartley who slings heavy rubber in a tire plant. He figures he won’t last until retirement age of 65 or 66, let alone a protracted delay until age 70 that Social Security opponents suggest. The Center for Economic and Policy Research released their report Hard Work? Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers (August 2010).
Tags: CEPR, demanding work conditions, Hye Jin Rho, labor, older workers, physically demanding work
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Trends in HR Anti-Employee Tactics, Part 1
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Fact: HR (“human” resources) is a management support service, low-credibility department in medium-size to large businesses. HR is NOT an advocate for employees. The evidence is compelling that the opposite is true. To see what HR is trying to accomplish, pay attention to the most current trends in training and services created for HR.
Here are 3 examples from May-June, 2009 seminar marketing to HR.
“When Employees Strike Back”
“Banish Bullies and their Lawsuits”
“Make Unions Irrelevant”
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Tags: CEPR, EFCA, HR, Unions, Wal-Mart, WBI-LC
Posted in Employer Action/Inaction | 6 Comments »
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