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THE OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1994 D5 BUSINESS In Attendance Companies-hiring more temporary workers Growth in Tcmporsry workers in the servico sector ciation since its founding in 1968. Kaukauna Brent J. Walbrun, assistant vice president of Bank-Kaukauna, has successfully completed the commercial lending school at St. Norbert College in De Pere. The school was sponsored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association, and the course was designed for bankers with a basic understanding of credit and financial analysis.

ing Enterprises Martial Arts Training Center in Fond du Lac, recently attended a seminar about Burmese Bando. The seminar, held in Chicago, was conducted by Dr. Maung Gyi, an authority on Burmese fighting arts. Gyi has been the chief instructor of the American Bando Asso- ANNIVERSARIES Appleton The following employees of Aid Association for Lutherans are celebrating service anniversaries in July: Merlin Becker of Appleton, 35 years. Robert Starner of Horton-ville, 25 years.

Oshkosh Linda Wolf, Winnebago County clerk, attended the summer conference of the Wisconsin County Clerks Association June 26 through 29 in Madison. The clerks heard presentations about election procedures, conservation licenses, marriage licenses and other issues. Winnebago County will be the host of the 1995 summer conference. Fond du Lac Oshkosh native Benjamin Sales, who owns Chinese Box- Elections Menasha Lawrence W. Wirth, president of Presto Products Co.

of Appleton, has been elected to the board of directors for Outlook Graphics Inc. Wirth fills a term expiring Oct. 13, 1994. He will be nominated for re-election to a three-year term at that time. Wirth has served as president of Presto Products since 1983.

GAMIER CONSTRUCTION, INC. GENERAL CONTRACTORS CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS pcrt-timo employment Part-time employees, ages 16 and over, in nonagricuitural industries 22 Millions 20 18 16 14 12 10 1970 1991 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics associated press employed by layoffs, more workers are available for short-term assignments. Increasingly, they include highly skilled and professional employees whose jobs were eliminated in restructurings. At the same time, after companies have laid off permanent workers, they often have turned to temporary employees to meet their needs during the ebb and flow of the work cycle and to reduce employment costs, Hofrichter said. "Companies want to have a work force that can flex with demand," he said.

IBM found the need for temporary workers after having eliminated 150,000 perma- OSHKOSH, Wl 414-426-4774 (Since 900 Your investment choices should be the choicest investments 1.4 Millions 1.2 .4 1982 1991 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics associated press for employment agencies, whose business has grown to meet the demand for short-term employees. Workers hired through temporary-help firms make up 1.4 percent of employees, up from 0.5 percent in 1983. Meanwhile, annual payroll for temporary agencies last year was $19.6 billion, up from $4 billion a decade ago, according to the National Association of Temporary Services, a trade group. Disadvantages Although maintaining a just-in-time labor force offers advantages to business, it isn't necessarily good for workers or for the economy, said David Chu, research director of the Service Employ- ees International Union. "There will be grave long-term consequences of working people into the economy in a more narrow sense," Chu said.

Chu said companies risk ending up with a large portion of the labor force that makes less money and lacks basic benefits. If people have less money, they spend less and that hurts economic growth. "That's a problem for an economy built partly on consumer spending," Chu said. The growth of the temporary work force, Challenger said, also has helped weaken bonds between employer and employee. While employees in past decades started with a company they might reasonably expect to work with for their entire working life, now the average tenure is about seven years, he said.

That means temporary workers may not have the loyalty to a firm that permanent employees have. And there may be friction between the short-term worker and the permanent staff often, in higher-skilled professions, the contract workers who receive no benefits are paid higher hourly wages than their permanent colleagues. Challenger says the old structure of the workplace has changed completely in today's business world. "You can have nostalgia for the past, but it doesn't exist anymore," he said. "There is new management and new people, a new set of rules and that's what the marketplace is about." NEW YORK (AP) Hiring temporary workers is part of the business strategy at Silicon Graphics.

At any time, between 10 percent and 12 percent of the computer company's work force is employed on a short-term basis. "It makes good business sense," said Leilani Gayles, vice president of employee relations. "It allows us to be responsive, access people with specific skills and saves us money." Nationwide, it's estimated that employees who work part time, on a temporary basis or as freelancers or consultants, now make up about a quarter of the work force. And the category growing faster than any other is that of temporary workers. "There is nothing short of another industrial revolution going on out there in terms of how work is being structured and people are being paid," said David A.

Hofrichter, managing director of The Hay Group, a consulting firm. Three out of seven Hofrichter estimates that in the not-too-distant-future, three out of every seven workers hired will be on a short-term basis. A company's work force will consist of a small core of highly skilled permanent workers aided by temporary employees brought in during peak periods or for special projects, he said. Companies have found that hiring temporary workers saves them a lot of money. Temporary employees usually work without health-care or pension benefits and save companies on pay- roll expenses and administrative costs, as well as office and plant space.

"There is now an incentive for employers to hire temps and part-timers as a permanent solution," said Ellen Bravo, executive director of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women. The bulk of people taking short-term jobs do so because they have no choice they can't find full-time work, analysts say. And many find themselves having to take both night and daytime jobs to earn the salaries they need. "It's the best I can do at the moment," said a systems engineer who has worked a series of short-term assignments at IBM. She asked not to be named for fear of jeopardizing future employment with the company.

Incentives The systems engineer was offered incentives by International Business Machines Corp. to quit her job of 13 years, then took a temporary assignment at the company after 10 months of unemployment. The job ended after a year, but she has since taken shorter assignments at the company. But some workers do seek part-time or temporary jobs that give them more time to spend with family. At Uni-force Services, an employment agency, 30 percent of temporary employees aren't looking for a permanent job, said Rosemary Maniscalco, the company's chief operating officer.

The hiring of temporary workers has grown with the pace of corporate restructurings, even expanding as the economy has recovered, said John Challenger of Challenger, Gray Christmas, an employment consultancy. With more people left un- With ers ly more people left unemployed by layoffs, more work are available for short-term assignments. They include high skilled and professional employees whose jobs were eliminated in restructurings. Interest Rate You're a shopper, you check out rates and terms. Well, these are the CDs for you! Invest for 18 Months Meet your short term investment goals with our 18 Month Variable Rate Add-On CD.

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Green Bay Road nent jobs since 1986. How-ever, the company says it does not know how many of its former employees are working there on a temporary basis. Reflects economy With the economy changing rapidly, companies often aren't sure what their staffing needs will be and, by contracting for shorter periods, they can hire workers to fill gaps. Because of the circumstances of their employment, many temporary workers have qualities and work habits that companies want. They can be more productive, for example, because they don't have the social relationships at the office that permanent employees enjoy, Maniscalco said.

"They are paid by the hour. There's no chatting around the water cooler, they don't spend time on personal calls," Maniscalco said. "They are paid only for the time they work, not for lunches or other breaks." Temporary work can have some positive results for employees. Hiring someone for a specific period allows companies to take a look at a prospective full-timer. Recent college graduates are now frequently hired on a short-term basis, business consultants say.

"Companies are skittish about taking on new full-time employees," Challenger said. "This is a way to select the cream of the crop." The increase in temporary hiring also has been a plus dozens of pieces of information on more than 12 lengthy forms, are used to determine a graduating cadet's duty and branch assignment. There were 15 graduating cadets this past spring at UW-Oshkosh. Ratchman's work earned her a commendation from Col. Homer W.

Baxley of Fort Knox, the acting commander of the 2nd ROTC Region. She has worked at UW-Oshkosh for 15 years and in the military science department for the past year and a half. AWARDS i awB fi ill nri innm mmmmm 19 Years Experience Senior Discounts Licensed, Bonded Insured Serving Central Wisconsin Area WALLS STRAIGHTENED REPAIRED NEW BASEMENTS UNDER EXISTING HOMES DRAIN TILE CLEANED REPLACED AS NEEDED Oshkosh Joan Ratchman'a work for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh military science department has earned her a commendation from a military commander and an award from the College of Letters and Science. She was named the second recipient of the College of Letters and Science Service Recognition Award for employees whose job performance far exceeds expectations. The files, which include i A mnffferiflftnfi I.