Fidelity Investments brings temporary employment in-house

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Fidelity Investments has achieved great success with its TempWorks program. Developed in 1985, it has established an in-house temporary workforce of about 300 workers. Currently, the program staffs around 90% of Fidelity's temporary employee needs. Besides achieving a $2 million savings on outside temporary agency fees, the program has also saved recruiting dollars. Firms interested in establishing an in-house temporary worker program will have good results if goals are identified. Some of the goals of the TempWorks program include: centralizing the management and recruitment of temporary hires; enhancing work force quality; and tracking and studying temporary employee use trends.

Case studies, Human resource management, Fidelity Investments Inc., Temporary employment

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A grassroots effort to help fellow employees

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The Hayward, California, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center is a permanent medical care facility which operates the Grassroots Fund, a program to help fellow workers. The program was started after two nurses became ill, their jobs were at stake, and co-workers began to collect funds to help the two sick workers. Workers are encouraged to donate to the non-profit fund, which will then help pay for the insurance bills of any worker at the Hayward site who may become terminally ill.

Social aspects, Health planning, Labor supply, Labor force, Social medicine

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Job Matching Brings Out the Best in Employees

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Employers have found that employees are more productive and satisfied if they are matched to their job. A model is presented to help managers identify employees' preferred skills to match them to the best job. This model can help managers in recruiting and hiring, delegating jobs, forming work teams and shaping careers. Proper utilization of the preferred skills model is presented.

Officials and employees, Job hunting, Job satisfaction

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