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Child Care Benefits and Employee Retention

Lead Change Blog

Most working parents now make their career decisions based on the child care benefits they can get. Child care benefits are more of an investment than an expense since it lowers turnover rates, raises morale, and avoids employee absenteeism due to childcare. So, just how expensive is child care? Flexibility.

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HR Files: Addressing Absenteeism and Boosting Workplace Productivity

HR Digest

Absenteeism in the workplace can have a significant impact on productivity and the overall performance of the organization. As a result, many companies rely on their Human Resources (HR) department to address absenteeism effectively. There is no single solution to absenteeism that can be expected to work every time.

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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

Thankfully, I also had some very good managers who still fell victim to conventional wisdom management ideas, such as a store manager creating special sales incentives and contests that seemed silly and unnecessary. During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity.

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How to Reduce Employee Turnover Rate

Strategy Driven

Scrutinize candidates on soft skills that would come in handy for the job position. Also, ask about the candidates’ career paths and goals to see if they align with what your company has to offer. These are excellent criteria to measure whether a candidate will be happy and satisfied with their position in the business.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. This is because many traditional incentive programs are grounded on the assumption that people will behave in certain rational ways if paid to do so.

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What Corporations Can Learn From a 4,000-Person Parade Extravaganza (Seriously)

Harvard Business Review

Sena, a supervisor in a company that sells credit to the upcoming Brazilian middle class, thinks corporations underplay this element and rely too much on the motivational power of financial incentives. It is no wonder that corporations in Brazil suffer from high absenteeism and turnover.