Friday, November 27th, 2009
The rumor mill. The grapevine. The drum. Call it what you will, but it’s as much an aspect of working life as job descriptions or performance evaluations. And when workplace gossip is permitted to spiral out of control, it can be one of the nastiest. The subject doesn’t come up much ...Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Congratulations to the small firms recognized as “Best Workplaces” by Printing Industries of America. Companies with 100 or fewer employees took 13 of the 37 honors in PIA’s 2009 Best Workplaces in the Americas Awards, a program that recognizes exceptional human relations practices by graphic arts businesses. Entrants are judged according ...Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Wouldn’t it be something if the dollar signs in this post could represent U.S. dollars as well? Please read on: In Australia, the federal government will invest $100 million in recruiting and training 21,000 young people for various manufacturing industries, including printing. The Printing Industries Association of Australia says that under ...Friday, September 4th, 2009
A new study of Canada’s printing sector declares the industry to be in a state of heightened competition—with itself. The study, produced by the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC), reexamines data about industry segments and processes to arrive at what it believes to be a more accurate and comprehensive definition ...Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
A recent post at the NAPL Biz Trends blog advises print company owners to take a stern line when it comes to deciding who gets how much in return for what. In “Employee Costs and Value Added,” NAPL economist Joseph Vincenzino notes that according to Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, ...Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
“How many times do we have to complain about the lack of fundamental education of entry-level workers before doing something about it?” Having sat in many meetings about print industry education over the years, it’s a complaint that I’ve heard printers make many times. Consultant Jack Epstein says that the only ...Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Small and medium printing businesses confronting the rising costs of employee health insurance may be able to relate to these stories of other small firms facing the same uphill struggle. The stories are brought to us by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), an advocacy group that claims to ...Friday, June 5th, 2009
Good luck telling this to someone who’s out of work, but around the world, 30% of employers are struggling to fill open positions despite the high jobless rates brought about by the economic downturn. Globally, the toughest of all jobs to fill are the skilled trades—the category to which ...
