Core Practice Partners LLC, located in Chicago Illinois, has just released the top 5 employee issues relating to environments with shift work schedules. This study was based on extensive research including responses from over 100,000 shift workers in the United States. Considering 81% of the employees told Core Practice Partners they had good pay and benefits, management teams were surprised it wasn’t about the money. 79% of employees felt working conditions were good.
64% of employees feel their schedules aren’t predictable.
61% of employees feel the management team doesn’t care about the shift workers.
58% said they were working more overtime than they wanted.
57% got most of their information through the “grapevine.”
52% felt they were not made to feel part of the organization
Senior Partner John Frehse made it clear that “There is no such thing as the average shift worker, but the trends are pointing to the need for major changes. Managers can take a deep breath knowing that, for the most part, it isn’t about the money. It is, however, about respect for the lifestyle of the shift worker. They have lives too and according to our survey results, management teams aren’t getting it.”
Core Practice Partners recent announcement comes following recent news of other troubling health concerns for shift workers - cancer. The partners at this consulting firm aren’t taking any chances. According to Senior Partner Ethan Franklin, “We need to look at more of a holistic solution for America’s workers. Driving change one dimensionally, thinking of cost savings only will not have lasting success. We need to treat the entire labor crisis in our country, including the people that actually do the work!”
The consultants at Core Practice Partners believe that making this study public will wake management teams up to the realities of the modern shift worker.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Core Practice Partners Announces Methodology For Employee Schedules That Helps Recruit and Retain Shift Workers
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2008
Since the first night shift in history was conceived, the vast majority of employees have not been overly excited about the prospect of shift work. Issues with circadian rhythms, time away from family, and overall stress have all been factors in causing low morale and shift worker turnover. Core Practice Partners believes they have a better way and today from their offices in Chicago announced the three pronged approach to treating shift workers with what they believe is long overdue respect.
Core Practice Partners does focus on business considerations and cost savings for a large portion of the consulting work they do, but employees are also critical according to Senior Partner John Frehse. “Our clients are running businesses and can’t afford to take their eye off the ball. However, they need solutions to improve employee morale and they partner with us to make positive things happen.” After assessing the business requirements, Core Practice Partners works with employees to explore how they want to accomplish the typically wide variety of challenges.
“Employee preferences first must be gathered and analyzed against our extensive database of benchmarks to help guide the process,” according to Senior Project Manager Bill Cowell. Bill works with employees directly to gain feedback and combine employee responses with the needs of the business. Second, Core Practice Partners combines these efforts with education on why change is happening. According to Bill, employees do much better in even difficult change scenarios if they are not kept in the dark about the reasons for change. Finally, health and nutrition education is added so that employees can take advantage of the latest information on shift work and health. According to Mr. Frehse, “We know that shift workers or anyone for that matter will not do everything we teach them when it comes to health and nutrition. Awareness is critical, and at a minimum we are helping employees make strides forward.”
Core Practice Partners, based in Chicago, IL, is the leading consultancy globally on labor strategy in shift work environments.
Since the first night shift in history was conceived, the vast majority of employees have not been overly excited about the prospect of shift work. Issues with circadian rhythms, time away from family, and overall stress have all been factors in causing low morale and shift worker turnover. Core Practice Partners believes they have a better way and today from their offices in Chicago announced the three pronged approach to treating shift workers with what they believe is long overdue respect.
Core Practice Partners does focus on business considerations and cost savings for a large portion of the consulting work they do, but employees are also critical according to Senior Partner John Frehse. “Our clients are running businesses and can’t afford to take their eye off the ball. However, they need solutions to improve employee morale and they partner with us to make positive things happen.” After assessing the business requirements, Core Practice Partners works with employees to explore how they want to accomplish the typically wide variety of challenges.
“Employee preferences first must be gathered and analyzed against our extensive database of benchmarks to help guide the process,” according to Senior Project Manager Bill Cowell. Bill works with employees directly to gain feedback and combine employee responses with the needs of the business. Second, Core Practice Partners combines these efforts with education on why change is happening. According to Bill, employees do much better in even difficult change scenarios if they are not kept in the dark about the reasons for change. Finally, health and nutrition education is added so that employees can take advantage of the latest information on shift work and health. According to Mr. Frehse, “We know that shift workers or anyone for that matter will not do everything we teach them when it comes to health and nutrition. Awareness is critical, and at a minimum we are helping employees make strides forward.”
Core Practice Partners, based in Chicago, IL, is the leading consultancy globally on labor strategy in shift work environments.
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