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Human capital maintains its vital role in differentiating companies from their competitors. In this section IW examines all angles and issues concerning the workforce.

Safe Incentives
Most manufacturers opt for gift certificates or merchandise rewards to recognize their employees' safety efforts.

What does it take to make employees feel as though their contributions to workplace safety are appreciated? It appears most manufacturers opt for gift certificates or merchandise rewards to recognize their employees' safety efforts, according to Compdata Surveys' "Compensation Data Manufacturing -- National 2009"report. Of the 1,500 manufacturers responding to the Compdata survey conducted in February, the most common safety-incentive programs have included:

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Workforce/Labor Articles & News

Nokia to Cut 330 Jobs in Finland, Denmark

Company is streamlining its research and development operations

11/20/2009

Teens Show Little Interest in Manufacturing

Most would prefer white-collar careers, according to survey

11/19/2009

Studies Suggest Link Between Supportive Management Practices and Employee Wellness

Working for managers trained in 'family supportive behavior' can improve physical health and job satisfaction.

11/19/2009

GE Appoints Tech Center Leader

Current CIO for corporate information services takes helm of advanced manufacturing center

11/19/2009

Manufacturing Growth Will Outpace Overall Economy

Industry group points to recovery of extremely low levels of inventory

11/19/2009

Weekly Jobless Claims Flat

Showing trend of slowing job losses

11/19/2009

GM, Ford and Chrysler Strive to Become The Lean Three

Continuous improvement has taken hold in Detroit -- and not a moment too soon.

11/18/2009

First Up -- Get Going

Bold, concerted action is needed to put the manufacturing sector back on track.

11/18/2009

Continuous Improvement -- Tools are Necessary but Not Sufficient

It is who is choosing and using the tools that makes a lasting difference in your operations.

11/18/2009

Expatriate Hiring Stalls

Companies cited operations functions as their No. 1 reason for hiring outside the United States.

11/18/2009

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IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey

Rebuilding Manufacturing From Scratch
As the U.S. economy gets leaner and meaner, IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey reveals that the average salary for manufacturing management has dropped to $95,248.

The state of manufacturing in the United States in 2009 can be summed up in four words: "It's the economy, stupid." At the risk of beating a dead cliché, there's not much more to it than that, based on the responses to the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey. When asked to cite the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today, nearly 20% of all respondents mentioned the economy. By way of comparison, when asked the same question a year ago, the economy was cited as the biggest challenge by fewer than 2% of all respondents.

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