Facts and Opinions June 2009

Back on Track

Forty-one percent of 807 workers who were laid off from full-time jobs within the last three months report they found a new, full-time, permanent position. Another 8 percent say they found part-time work.

Source: Career Builder.com, Chicago

Pay Freeze

A survey of 227 organizations finds that 50 percent of them are freezing executive base pay this year, while another 15 percent are reducing salaries.

Source: Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago

Competitive Perks

A worker-sentiment survey finds that 2 percent of 676 employed American adults believe the benefits they receive at work are better than, or as good as, what most other companies offer.

Source: Fidelity Investments' Consulting Services, Marlborough, Mass.

Best and Worst Jobs

Based on work environment, income, a profession's prospects for the future, physical demands and stress, the five best and worst jobs in America today are:

Best Jobs:

Mathematician
Actuary
Statistician
Biologist
Software engineer

Worst Jobs:

Lumberjack
Dairy farmer
Taxi driver
Seaman
Emergency medical technician

Source: Jobsrated.com, Carlsbad, Calif.

Toxic Trait

Asked what effect rudeness at work has on performance, 3,000 employed adults say it leads to decline in:

Commitment to the organization 78%

Work performance
66%

Work effort
48%

Time at work
47%

Work Quality

Source: the Cost of Bad Behavior: How incivility is Damaging Your Business and What to Do About It, Penguin Group Inc., New York

See You on Monday

According to the Health and Well-Being in American survey, 21 percent of 742 full-time employed Americans say they would continue working even if they won a big lottery payout.

Source: CIGNA, Philadelphia

A Woman's Worth

The share of dual-earner family income contributed by woman has risen 44 percent since 1977, according to the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce.

Source: Families adn Work Institute, New York

Profiting From Leadership Development

Two distinct sets of leadership skills are most strongly associated with profitability and revenue growth-inspirational leadership and responsible leadership, write James Sim Sitkin and Sanyin siang of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics.

Source: Human Resource Executive

"Often, HR leaders will see a problem, and they see a need to change a process. But from the business standpoint, it just looks like spending more money, or dedicating more time that may take a way from something else."

Collen O'Neill, worldwide partner, Mercer

"Many times, HR is trying to sell a program, and that's difficult to do. If, instead we're trying to sell a concept... then I think there's a seat at the table for that."

Ken Carrig,
Executive Vice President of HR,
Comcast Corp.

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