South Florida Employers Lose $6100 Annually in Productivity from Employees Taking Care of ParentsWritten by Thomas Cutler
The impact of Elder Care issues on corporate America will continue to grow as our elderly population increases: •Employees juggling job responsibilities with care giving are a reality in workplace of today and future. Workers are torn between demands of their job and ability to provide quality care to their relative. •One out of three American workers is also managing care of an older relative. •Loss of productivity resulting from time off to care for an aging relative is estimated at $6100 per employee per year. •Caregiver stress accounts for a 27% increase in use of company health insurance benefits. Seventeen percent (17%) of caregivers quit their jobs to provide care for aging family members, and another 15% reduce their work hours to assist their loved ones. This shocking loss of employee productivity is hitting South Florida businesses very hard as more Boomers have senior parents who require caregiving. To stop this workforce hemorrhaging South Florida companies are looking for methods to provide assistance in caregiving to employees to keep them on job and productive, while being sensitive to needs of employee.
| | PRONTO North America ERP Allows Access via Red Hat LinuxWritten by Thomas Cutler
With drill down support out-of-the-box, PRONTO-Xi Digital Dashboard delivers unprecedented flexibility when it comes to unraveling hidden meaning in data. According to Tom Verzi, Director of Marketing for Minnesota-based ERP leader, “Starting at highest level summary data, Dashboard supports multiple levels of information consolidation, right down to underlying transactions were required.” In addition, color coding of information allows at a glance review of detail, no matter which level of consolidation.Empowering Architecture: PRONTO-Xi Digital Dashboard is based on Microsoft’s market leading architecture, including IIS, ASP WebParts, and SharePoint Portal Server. Coupled with PRONTO’s optional API Compiler, technically savvy users can extend and customize their Dashboards as required. Verzi noted, “End-users can tailor look and feel of their Dashboard interface using simple administration screens supplies as standard with every implementation. All critical business objectives can be mapped and delivered via Digital Dashboard in minimum of time with maximum impact.” Technology: •Access PRONTO-Xi data on IBM AIX, Solaris V7, Red Hat Linux, Windows 2000/XP. •“Out of box” web parts for Menus and Reports, EIS, POS, Financial KPI’s and CRM. •Utilizes Microsoft’s industry leading IIS web parts and optionally, SharePoint Server.
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