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Weld plans to bolster flextime Seeks to standardize benefit for entire state work force
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Saying he wants to "make life easier" for workers, Gov. Weld
plans to strengthen flextime for state employees, making it a
standard employment benefit, rather than a policy with spotty
implementation that has been left to the discretion of managers.
By codifying flextime, Weld could remove one of the most
contentious issues between managers and workers in state government,
and the source of several unfair labor complaints by unions in the
past year.
In addition, Weld is looking...
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Weld plans to bolster flextime Seeks to standardize benefit for entire state work force
The Boston Globe
; Saying he wants to "make life easier" for workers, Gov. Weld plans to strengthen flextime for state employees, making it a standard employment benefit, rather than a policy with spotty implementation that has been left to the discretion of managers. By codifying flextime, Weld could remove one of
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Three factors of successful work force planning
The Journal of Government Financial Management
; Most organizations recognize that their current and future success hinges on the capabilities of their work force. In documents and plans, they boldly declare that their people are their most valuable asset. However, the actions of many organizations leave their work force and stakeholders
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Work force issues
Chicago Fed Letter
; The application of labor in production continues to be the most fundamental relationship in every economy, including that of the Midwest. As part of its project to assess the Midwest's economic turnaround, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago recently conducted a symposium on regional work force
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E-government work force planning: A pilot study
The Journal of Government Financial Management
; In their drive to respond to e-government requirements, organizations face three critical human capital management questions: How will the implementation of e-government affect our work force? Does our existing work force have the capability to become an e-government work force? What strategies and
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Weld proposes large cut in welfare rolls In State of State speech, governor calls for many to enter work force
The Boston Globe
; Urging a radical departure from the welfare system's status quo, Gov. Weld last night proposed to cut the welfare rolls nearly in half by requiring most able-bodied recipients, with or without children, to enter the work force. Weld, who announced his welfare proposal in his third State of the
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Misconceptions about the future U.S. work force: implications for strategic planning.
Human Resource Planning
; Executive Summary A great amount of misleading information has been published that projects radical changes in the demographic characteristics of the American labor force. In reality, important aspects of work force demographics are forecast to change gradually during the period from 1988-2000-a
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Alabama takes work force training to the next level: coordination from the top gives companies more opportunities to grow.(Alabama Industrial Development Training )(Advertisement)
Expansion Management
; Some states talk a good game of work force development. Others--in this case, Alabama--actually do something about it. Alabama has long been considered to be one of the best states for expanding or relocating companies to get training for their work force. Rather than simply rest on its laurels and
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 "Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)")
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Former congressman says Watertown, N.Y., area must address work force issues.
Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)
; ... programs don't matter. Education does. Mr. Gunderson said the news is good, however, for the north country if it follows its plan ... Daily Times, N.Y. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at ...
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Work force grows
St. Joseph News-Press
; St. Joseph's work force took a leap with the addition of close to 2,000 jobs in June. The work force grew from 68,034 in May to 69,727 last month. The last comparable significant increase was the same time period in 2006 when the work force grew from 65,969 in May to 67,323 in June. Cyndra Lorey,
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 "Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)")
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Tennessee ranks #7 in work force training.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
; Byline: Mike Pare Aug. 11--The good news for Tennessee is that it was recently ranked ... its work force training program. The bad news for Tennessee is Alabama and Georgia finished ... Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup ...
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