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Low-income workers face tough obstacles. From a reluctance by Congress to raise the federal minimum wage above the level that was set a decade ago to the fact that four out of 10 low-income parents below between 100 and 200 percent of the poverty level don't receive any kind of paid time

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

off (according to the Urban Institute), it's no wonder trickle-effect issues, including rising debt and home foreclosures, make more headlines than ever.

And then there's the heated, increasingly multifaceted immigration debate, which affects some 12 million undocumented foreign worker

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

in the U.S. The Urban Institute also published research which found that in 2001, immigrants represented 11 percent of the country's population, but 14 percent of all workers and 20 percent of low-wage workers in our economy.

Currrently, the U.S. Senate is working on a bill that would

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

include a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for the illegal immigrants already here. If this bill becomes law, businesses – over 99 percent of which are small firms, according the Small Business Administration – will need to concentrate on how best to educate and grow the sk

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

lls of their immigrant employees.

However, this focus is already on the minds of many progressive small business leaders. They realize that building workplaces that foster educational opportunities for the less educated in their workforces, and which teach valuable skills to workers wit

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

skill deficits, yields many benefits. These range from those which increase the bottom line, including lower turnover and absenteeism along with higher productivity, to ones which enrich the lives of their workers by recognizing that they have commitments and interests outside the workp

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

lace.

At the Winning Workforces CEO panel in Atlanta that we recently co-sponsored with North Carolina-based nonprofit SJF Advisory Services, six leaders of successful small organizations that employ low-income workers discussed how they engage their employees to grow their businesses w

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

ile creating great work environments along the way. One theme that emerged in this discussion was the ability of the leadership to value highly the work of everyone, starting with the receptionist or the factory floor loader.

Keith Jacob, founder and president of St. Louis Staffing, whi

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

ch helps light industrial workers find permanent, full-time employment, shared what he tells potential hires: "Your job for one day helping unload garage doors off the back of a truck is no less important than Bill Gates’ job. Bill does what he has to do to lead his company; you do what

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

ou have to do to provide for your family and take care of this garage door distributor today."

For another panelist, Ric Wilson, a former U.S. Marine who now runs Pennsylvania-based wireless construction company Telkore, Inc., this all-for-one mentality has not only strengthened morale

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

t his three-year-old business, it's led to lower-than-expected costs acknowledging jobs well done. "My employees turned back bonuses on three occasions [to support the growth of the company] because they already feel ownership in their work," he said.

Of course, making the difference wh

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

en it comes to improving low-income workers' work experiences also means "walking the talk" regarding training and development. At Jacob's firm this means counseling folks who come in the door looking for work on how to interview and what to wear. Depending on the job assignment, the fir

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

even provides their temporary employees with uniforms.

Panelist Mark Wilson, president and CEO of Georgia-based Ryla Teleservices, Inc., which provides customer contact solutions for Fortune 500 companies, assists his low-income employees through home-buying seminars, "dress for succes

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

s" sessions that engage local businesses and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that extends to front-line workers.

ESOPs, wherein the "O" can stand for either ownership or options, along with open book management, were two common financial incentives mentioned by the panel. Howeve

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

, the leaders were quick to say that employees – even low-income workers – aren't looking for the most money. Instead, they want to feel valued for the amount of compensation that the company is able to provide them. In the last round of refinancing for Boston-based Dancing Deer Baking C

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

mpany, which took place earlier this year, President Trish Karter diluted regular shareholders' stock options but not employees' options. This measure, she said, combined with performance-based incentives, has pushed employee commitment through the roof.

Speaking of "the Deer" and benef

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

its, the company caters to its employee base in its inner-city neighborhood of Roxbury by affording them a generous leave policy. Karter said this has, for example, allowed foreign workers to go to Columbia to take care of their ailing parents for half a year – and to leave with the secu

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

ity of knowing they'll have a job when they return to the U.S. Dancing Deer has also become a micro lender to its employees based on need. "We've never turned anyone down and, thankfully, we've never been stiffed," Karter said.

These companies demonstrate that low-paying, low-skill jobs

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

need not be dead-end drudgery for employees, and that employers who hold higher expectations for employee performance, those that value and develop employees’ capabilities, can create a loyal, productive workforce. Tangible results uncovered by the leaders of our CEO panel include a 30

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

o 40 percent lower turnover rate than the industry (Ryla Teleservices), a recruitment budget reduction from five figures to zero (St. Louis Staffing) and a projected 50 percent increase in staff this year (Telkore).

These workplaces are, indeed, better for people and better for business

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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