Workforce Development | Industrial Distribution

Fastenal Partners With Texas' SFA University

The partnership includes signage, career and internship prospects with students, corporate branding, class visits and more.

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Study: Telecommuting Has Little Impact on Corporate Careers

New research debunks the stigma that employees who work remotely have difficulty with career advancement.

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NAW Dist. Leadership Program Registration Now Open

Held June 15-19 on the campus of Ohio State University, the program draws on the latest business practices tailored to the distribution industry.

In this Feb. 11 photo, a line item shows an example of how the charge that Brent Frederick, founder of Jester Concepts, a restaurant group in Minneapolis uses as a 3% voluntary surcharge on guest checks to help pay for health insurance and mental health services and says almost all guests agree to pay it.

SMBs Embrace Wellness to Help Retain Staff

Many small business owners are starting wellness programs to help employees be healthier, happier and more likely to stay

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DoL Puts $100M Toward Closing Skills Gap

The US Department of Labor's Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap grant program has awarded grants to 28 public-private apprenticeship partnerships.

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DoL: Trump's Budget Boosts US Workforce

The DoL stated Tuesday how the administration's 2021 budget includes apprenticeship grants, support for veterans and a paid family leave proposal,

ID In-Depth: Motion Industries' Next-Gen Distribution

Motion Industries isn't complaining about Millennials. In fact, the company believes generational diversity is critical to doing business in the Internet age.

Preparing Reticent Workers for Digital

The failure to properly account for and overcome the “people problem” is why so few initiatives succeed.

In this Dec. 17 photo, an Amazon robot sends a package down a chute, transporting packages from workers to chutes that are organized by zip code, at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, AZ. The tech giant is still rolling out new models descended from the Kiva line, including the Pegasus, a squarish vehicle with a conveyor belt on top that can be found working the early-morning shift at a warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear.

Warehouse Workers Adapting to Robots

There are growing concerns that keeping up with the pace of the latest warehouse productivity technology is taking a toll on human workers' health, safety and morale.

This undated self-made photo provided by Nancy Glynn shows Glynn, of Manchester, N.H., with her son Hunter. Glynn works for several non-profits, including MomsRising, a group that advocates for paid parental leave and other policies. As a waitress, she belonged to the group least likely to have paid parental leave: Part-time workers.

Most Workers Still Lack Paid Leave

Just 9% of wage earners in the bottom 25% have access to paid family leave.

Quick Hits: Shakeup in Top 10 Workplaces

Employees are changing their tune on what constitutes a top workplace.

Nominations Now Open for AEM’s $50,000 Celebratory Grant Program

AEM is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations to cultivate the next generation of the equipment industry’s workforce.

ORS Nasco Supports Workshops for Warriors’ Pride In Partnership Program

The program provides career training for U.S. military veterans.

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Behind Deadline: Home Projects Suffer From Worker Shortage

Current estimates indicate there are about 300,000 unfilled jobs in the construction industry.

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Poll: Some Younger Workers View Aging Workforce Negatively

Some younger workers aren't particularly thrilled to see a rising share of older Americans forgo retirement and continue working.

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A Business Secret Weapon: Using Education to Engineer Influence

Manufacturers and distributors spent, on average, $4.2 million on training last year.

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Boost Performance -- Connect Strategy and Execution Through Integrated Business Planning

Participants of the webinar will learn: • How to use IBP to clearly connect strategy to portfolio management, demand management, and supply management. • How IBP helps executive management to better focus on what matters to ensure the execution of strategy. • How to stay out of the “weeds” day to day and lead the organization to realize its strategies and financial goals.

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Employee Recognition and the Zombie Apocalypse

The working dead—employees with low motivation—can be devastating to your company’s performance and long-term potential.

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What a Great Boss Looks Like—How to Enable New Employees

Leadership is about teams producing results with a purpose mindset.

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Apprenticeships for Distribution Sales Organizations?

The urge to innovate is strong, but some approaches to workforce development have persisted for a reason.

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Attracting Gen Z Talent to a Career in Supply Chain & Logistics

Here are a few steps you can take to help illustrate to new graduates the opportunities that abound in supply chain and logistics, allowing you to attract the newest members of the workforce to your business.

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The Skilled Labor Shortage

In addition to the worker shortage, there’s also a skills gap to contend with.

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Mexican Border Strikers Win Agreements at 27 of 45 Plants

The factories make auto parts, medical equipment, plastics, and other goods.

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UPS Driver Rescues Dog From Ice

A UPS driver proved that man is a dog’s best friend after rescuing one from a freezing pond during his shift just before the Christmas holiday.

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Survey Finds Most Employees Want to Learn on the Job by Video, in Five Minutes or Less

The second edition of “Voice of the E-Learner” survey asked 1,327 workers from manufacturers and distributors in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and industrial tools industries about their perceptions of online learning.

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TimkenSteel Awards $145,000 in Scholarships to Employees' Children

The TimkenSteel Charitable Fund has awarded seven new TimkenSteel scholars with $145,000 in scholarship funds.

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Amazon Pay Raises Leave Competitors Flat-Footed

Last week, Amazon raised its company-wide minimum wage to $15 per hour for all full-time, part-time and temporary workers in the United States, a move that is estimated to impact over 350,000 people.

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Parker Hannifin to Pay $222K to Settle Female Pay Discrimination Case at San Diego Facility

The U.S. Department of Labor recently reached a settlement with Parker Hannifin that requires the company to pay $222,000 to remedy pay discrimination violations identified at its San Diego Composite Sealing Solutions facility, where the DoL says female employees were steered into lower paying roles than males situated similarly.