On 3rd February 2011, China will embrace its lunar new year. The train services industry is preparing for the coming peak travel season of the traditional Chinese New Year. According to recent news reports, the Chinese New Year’s rush is expected to last for 40 days from 19th January till 27th February (China Daily, 2011).
Towers Watson’s 2010 HR Service Delivery and Technology Surveyof nearly 500 large and midsize companies around the world clearly underlines that the top priority of HR executives in 2010 was talent / performance systems. The explanation for this result lays in the learning of the organization during the recession, that in order to maintain and increase performance while reducing costs, it is imperative to implement a more effective management of the talent kept and its performance.
The Dock labour and port-related employmentreport (Notteboom, 2010), released earlier this year with support from the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, presents a thorough analysis of the key factors to port competitiveness and reform, underlining also the importance of dock labour system implementation and the impact of port-related employment.