Tag Archives: wages

H-1B Visas and maintaining foreign workers on- and off-site

Technology companies rely on international workers across global locations and are the largest users of degreed professionals from other countries. Read about the impact of foreign workers. How do foreign workers influence your organization?
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Trend report: Regional manufacturing productivity, hourly compensation, labor costs

Greatest decline in total hours worked occurred in U.S. manufacturing. Total manufacturing labor compensation declined in Japan, Canada, United Kingdom. U.S. manufacturing sector improved unit labor cost competitiveness against all economies compared except Korea and the United Kingdom.
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Labor disputes and recessions: Who has your back?

Japanese politicians are publicly voicing their concerns, but solutions to address unemployment and the growing homeless problem have not surfaced. Meanwhile, China’s increase in …
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Career guru Marty Nemko on U.S. job loss and America’s opportunity

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The American auto industry is a prime example of poor, union-influenced manufacturing management policies derailed by even poorer product quality.
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Electronics producers in Vietnam see trouble, opportunity amid economic woes

Although some industries in Ho Chi Minh City are hiring workers, elsewhere in Vietnam companies are facing increased worker tension as layoffs increase. Indeed, some electronics manufacturers are planning to hire more workers …
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Effects of China’s growing labor unions on your company

The law also requires unionized companies with 200 to 500 employees to have at least one full-time union official, adding one more official for each additional …

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American auto manufacturing needs help. Again?

Where we are today is a result of failed U.S. auto industry management and failed unions policies. Labor unions have been turning a blind eye to all of this saying, its not my job, when that's exactly whose job it is.

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U.S. Job loss? Look in the mirror

Self-serving unions crying about U.S. job losses need to either learn how to help us create a new employment environment  – or get out of the way.
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China’s labor source and the impact of one billion pigs

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Wage inflation in China has joined commodity inflation. Cheap labor is now, in fact, not so cheap. A new labor law will place further obligations on employees, and is due to be implemented this year.
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Hourly manufacturing labor rates in China

China is not only one of the largest trading partners with the United States it is also a manufacturing destination with one of the lowest …
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