Workforce Development | Industrial Distribution

Corinne Cirabisi, HR representative, with packages of non-perishable food items and paper goods to be shipped to each of SupplyHouse.com's distribution centers for their warehouse team.

Distributor SupplyHouse.com Boosts Wages, Insurance for Warehouse Team

While most distribution office staff can work remotely during the pandemic, that's not the case in the warehouse. See how SupplyHouse.com is aiding its warehouse staff.

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How Mfg. HR Can Reduce Risk as COVID Reshapes Interaction

As manufacturing human resources professionals cope with fear and uncertainty across their workforce, they must focus on three key areas.

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Industry Groups Sue Over Visa Restrictions

The complaint argues the suspension of new non-immigrant visas is "inflicting severe economic harm."

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Fixing Mfg.'s Worker Engagement Problem

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Stanley B&D Deploys AI Up-Skill Technology

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Granting Technology Permission to Help

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Resilient Operations Key To Riding Out Pandemic

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New DoL Tool for Vetting Virus Paid Sick Leave Eligibility

The tool guides workers through a series of questions to help them determine if the paid leave provisions of the FFCRA apply to their employer.

NSC Expo Moved to March 2021 in Houston

The National Safety Council's flagship event was scheduled for October in Indianapolis.

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ID's 2020 Distributor Operations Report, Part 2

See what our readers had to say about their financials, supplier relations, employment and more.

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ID's 2020 Salary Survey is Here

It's our annual survey that covers distributor employees' salary, compensation and the factors surrounding both.

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Grainger CEO Addresses George Floyd Aftermath

Read Grainger CEO DG Macpherson's letter sent to all company employees.

PTDA Expands PT WORK Force Resources

A new blog, enhanced descriptions for job openings and new recruitment/retention tips are just some of the added offerings.

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NAM CEO: This is Not a Time to Sit Back

'If we fail, America will not endure. If we are to succeed, it must be together.'

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What is Hazard Pay?

And why are companies ending it for essential workers?

Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, prepares to testify before a House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing examining the federal government's actions to protect workers from COVID-19 on Thursday, May 28 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Dems Slam OSHA Over Front-Line Worker Safety

Lawmakers charged that OSHA has been “largely invisible” during the pandemic and hasn't found ways to combat it.

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Will Top CEO Pay Keep Rising?

It would take 169 years for the typical employee at most S&P 500 companies to make what their CEO did.

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Is the Worker 'Essential,' or the Job?

We call workers "essential," but is that just referring to the work, not the people?

Many severe COVID-19 symptoms last for weeks.

How COVID-19 Will Impact Sick Workers

Taking advantage of unpaid leave can increase the chances that workers will face economic hardship.