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An increasing percentage of women in the workforce and the changing attitudes of workers toward the importance of the family are among the factors that have encouraged employers to move beyond considering whether or not they should support day-care benefits to when they should support them. Examining the child-care needs of employees, and determining which benefits are suitable for them and the company should be routine for the human resources manager in the 1990s. The key considerations affecting how a company responds to the issue of child care include being aware new government legislation will increase the costs of providing childcare, and being aware that providing childcare enhances a company's ability to recruit and retain quality employees.
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Companies seeking to recruit and retain high quality clerical workers must learn to deal with changing workforce demographics that include an influx of diverse ethnic groups and applicants with lower education and skill levels into the workforce. Firms should examine the problems, characteristics, and needs of their clerical pool; closely analyze prospective employees during interviews for hidden facts and characteristics that would make them unacceptable; and test applicants for job-related skills.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA) has implemented several innovative techniques for recruiting and retaining quality employees to deal with the center's current and projected staffing needs. The techniques include: explaining to young people the link between science, math, and careers in the aerospace industry; offering paid on-the-job training and education; and using focused recruiting.
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