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Corporate America does lend itself to a workday that includes 90-minute intervals of intense work and then periods of deep recharging. Its certainly not the image conjured; its the dedicated employee who works late, comes in early and eats lunch at his/her desk.
The number of jobs waiting to be filled edged up slightly in July but hiring dipped, preventing a much-needed boost to the struggling economic recovery, government data showed on Wednesday.
Imagine that your company was hiring for one of its most crucial positions.
Employees who work from home or other remote location are doing so more often than they have in the past but the overall number of teleworkers has declined, finds a recent survey. The teleworking population in 2010 was 26.2 million, down from 33.7 million in 2008. Teleworkers represented nearly 20% of the U.S. adult working population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employees who work at companies that offer incentive programs have two recommendations for improving the programs: Increase the frequency of rewards and offer more reward options, says a new survey. According to a recent survey by Staples Advantage, 85% of those who participate in company-driven incentive programs feel more valued at work, while 70% say they are happier and more motivated at work, thanks to their incentive program. Sixty-five percent, meanwhile, say they are more loyal
Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market turmoil may have dampened job creation. Intuit, a payrolls processing company, said small businesses added 35,000 jobs after increasing employment by 40,000 in July.
For East Coast business owners shaken by this week's earthquake and bracing for Hurricane Irene's onslaught, the stats are gloomy. Twenty-five percent of small businesses hit with a disaster like a flood or an earthquake never re-open. That's according to data from the Tampa, Florida-based Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a nonprofit group that collects information on the impact of catastrophes and provides it
[IMGCAP(1)] HONG KONG | Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:56am EDT (Reuters) – Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned on Friday.
There is a clear difference between hard-charging bosses and those who cross the line into bullying, creating patterns of fear, says Harvard Business Review.
Middle-income Baby Boomers, those earning between $30,000 and $74,000 are vastly underserved in terms of preparing for retirement, according to a new report from the Insured Retirement Institute, Middle-Income Boomers and Retirement: Tapping the Significant and Underserved Middle-Income Market.
Forty-two percent of workers are living paycheck to paycheck, down slightly from the 43% who were in this financial state in 2010, CareerBuilder found in a survey of 5,200 workers. This 42% level is at pre-recession levels, indicating that while incremental, household finances are improving.
A survey of CFOs in the U.S. and Europe found more willingness to hire in the final six months of the year in the U.S. than in Europe.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance on how a plan sponsor can demonstrate that it is not using reimbursements received under the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program as general revenue by maintaining the level of its contributions to the plan. Leeds & Schoner take you through the loops.
Fourteen years ago when Chuck Robbins started at Cisco, you had a desk and you put your name outside the desk. Now after more than a decade, the workstyle at the company has changed nearly beyond recognition, becoming incredibly accommodating to remote teams. And Robbins has thrived in this innovate environment, rising to the position of senior VP and running the organizations sales team for the Americas.
Staff from the Boston and Glastonbury, Conn., offices of CPA firm CCR will compete to be the first office to walk to San Francisco as part of the firms new Wellness Trek to San Francisco.
While many firms may have allowed their employees to enjoy somewhat lax dress code rules over the summer months, fall is around the corner and its time to get back to business. Say goodbye to some of the loopholes within your corporate dress codes, and welcome back the basics of formal dress in the office.
Women are less likely than men to concentrate on financial planning, according to a new survey on financial wellbeing and health.
U.S. health insurance companies must offer women free birth control and other preventive health care services under Obama administration rules released on Monday, a historic decision supported by family planning groups and opposed by conservative groups. The rules from the Health and Human Services Department are part of the nation's healthcare overhaul and largely follow recommendations from an advisory group released last month.
From January to April 15, Steve Lerner rarely saw his spouse while working at an accounting firm. When he started his new role at consultancy Accenture nearly 10 years ago, all that changed, and he got the work-life flexibility he badly wanted
A recent survey shows that both employed and unemployed job seekers look beyond the money, to the benefits