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workers Without a Degree Twice as Likely to be Unemployed: The U.S. Census is a treasure trove of information on worker trends. The 2006 American Community Survey gives mangers even more incentive to make higher education a priority. Workers with a bachelor's degree have a 2.7% unemployment rate -- less than half the 6.1% unemployment rate for high school graduates....; Tags: Jonathan Haeber, unemployment rate, worker, U.S. Census; Blog posts 2007-09-24
Which City Claims the Most Retirement-age workers?: Seven years ago, only 20 percent of workers aged 65-74 were still employed full-time. Now, as health care costs rise and more older workers opt to continue because of a higher life expectancy, nearly one in four 65 to 74-year-olds are in the labor force. Among the 20 largest urban...; Tags: Workforce management, Jonathan Haeber, worker, BusinessWeek analysis; Blog posts 2007-09-26
Companies Act to Retain Boomer workers: Next year the oldest of the baby boomers will turn 62 and become eligible for Social Security payments. That's 78.2 million workers approaching retirement. While the reluctance to hire older workers is well-documented (one 2005 study found that job applicants under age 50 were 42% more likely to be called...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, worker, older Worker; Blog posts 2007-09-05
American workers Most Productive in the World: Recently on the BNET Intercom we noted the results of a UN study which concluded that, compared internationally, Americans are pretty lazy. We also asked whether American wages were likely to fall if workers in other countries were willing to work harder for less. There were a...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, American Worker, worker, salary; Blog posts 2007-09-04
Longer Work Weeks, Less Pay: workers Doing it to Themselves?: When the Bush administration first amended FLSA laws, employers reconsidered how to classify workers to ensure compliance with "white collar" exemption regulations (who gets overtime and who doesn't). Apparently, all that classifying didn't do a lot of good because an alarming number of workersÂ are suing for overtime pay at the...; Tags: Lori Deschene, overtime, worker, Business Week; Blog posts 2007-09-25

Only Half of workers Believe Cell Phones Aid Productivity: Email, cell phones, land lines, chat, VOIP, blogs. There are a whole lot of ways workers can communicate, but do all these options make us more productive? Research out today from Datamonitor shows that while 100% of workers surveyed in thirteen countries used email, not all of us are sure...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, cell phone, phone, e-mail, worker, Network World; Blog posts 2007-09-24
The Words Your Employees Won't Tune Out: How often do you give out atta-boys throughout the work day? Most likely, you don't get enough of them yourself. Research from the US Department of Labor indicates 64 percent of working Americans leave their jobs because they don't feel appreciated. According to global research firm The Gallup Organization, 70...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Word, Lori Deschene, worker, Google Inc., job; Blog posts 2007-09-14
New Insights on How to Manage Remotely: Clear communication is the hallmark of effective leadership, but it becomes even more important when your staff's all over the map. You need to have confidence in both your employees and the systems you have in place -- and your workers need to be on the same page. BNET's feature...; Tags: Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Understanding the Minimum Wage: Every U.S. business must comply with the minimum wage laws of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This article shows the current national minimum hourly wage, explains whom it applies to, and lists the exceptions. It also describes which elements of workers’ pay are included in the minimum wage...; Tags: Benefits, BNET Editorial, salary, worker, secretary, compensation, payment; Articles 2007-09-28
The Weight's Over: Should Fat People Pay More for Health Insurance?: In a previous blog, we questioned whether or not employers should encourage healthy lifestylesÂ to increase productivity. If discounted gym memberships and healthy vending machine alternatives -- no doubt, placed next to Snickers bars -- don't do the trick, new regulations may. Companies can now charge unhealthy (overweight)...; Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Insurance, Lori Deschene, health care, worker, health insurance; Blog posts 2007-09-13
How The SaaS Movement Is Transforming Professional Services: Their customers are facing intensifying competition as a result of globalization and technological advancements. Barriers to entry within their respective industries are disappearing. Companies are no longer competing with just their peers in their own backyard, they must also contend with competitors from around the world. At the same time,...; Tags: Channel management, downsizing, professional services, software-as-a-service, globalization, barrier, supplier, worker, industry, Web; White papers 0000-00-00
The Work Ethic Still Lives: You may be managing a bunch of twenty-year-old workers, or you may be one, or you may even be reporting to one. Generation Y has a solid presence in corporate America, and as an estimated 64 million skilled workers retire by the end of the decade, the twenty-somethings are only...; Tags: Andrew Hines, Gen Y, worker, Generation Y; Blog posts 2007-08-20
CEOs Trim Outlook Amid Turmoil: Survey: CHICAGO (Reuters) - The top executives of America's largest companies have grown more cautious about the economic outlook, according to a survey released on Monday by the Business Roundtable, but they still expect growth despite the turmoil in the world's credit markets and what it characterized as the "recession"...; Tags: Marketing research, recession, top executive, Alan Greenspan, turmoil, survey, CEO, risk, Chicago, America, chairman, U.S., staffing, Reuters Ltd., worker, sales; News items 2007-09-17
Merrill Lynch's Subprime Unit Cutting Jobs: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc <MER.N> said on Monday that its subprime lender, First Franklin Financial, would cut an unspecified number of jobs in another setback to the brokerage's $1.3 billion acquisition. By Tim McLaughlin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER)...; Tags: Mortgages, Recruitment & Selection, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., mortgage, borrower, brokerage, regulator, overhead cost, job, New York, staffing, acquisition, Reuters Ltd., security, wall, bank, worker, industry; News items 2007-09-17
GM, UAW Bargaining Teams Making Progress: Source: DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers has told local union leaders negotiations with General Motors Corp.<GM.N> were continuing with some news expected shortly, a local UAW official told Reuters on Saturday. DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers has told local union leaders negotiations with General Motors Corp.(GM)...; Tags: Free trade, UAW, General Motors Corp., Detroit, negotiation, labor contract, Reuters Ltd., worker, team; News items 2007-09-15
Textron's Cessna workers Accept Labor Contract: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers at the Cessna corporate jet unit of Textron Inc <TXT.N> voted on Saturday to approve a new three-year contract, a union spokesman told Reuters. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers at the Cessna corporate jet unit of Textron Inc (TXT) voted on Saturday to approve a new...; Tags: Web site development, Textron Inc., spokesman, worker, Chicago, labor contract, Reuters Ltd., aerospace, Web site, insurance, Web, manufacturing; News items 2007-09-15
Investment Adviser Asks If Wealthy Are Necessary: NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a time when a CEO of a large U.S. company is likely to earn in one day what the average worker does in a year, an investment adviser takes the income-disparity controversy a few steps further in "Are the Rich Necessary?" By Lisa Von...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Vertical industries, Operational accounting, nonprofit organization, tax, U.S. company, government, income, worker, income tax, New York, advisor, theory, agent, Reuters Ltd., CEO, health care, bank, board; News items 2007-09-15
GM, UAW Resume Labor Talks, Face Midnight Deadline: DETROIT (Reuters) - Negotiators from General Motors Corp <GM.N> and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said. By Jui Chakravorty and Kevin Krolicki DETROIT (Reuters) - Negotiators from General Motors Corp (GM) and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Recruitment & Selection, UAW, General Motors Corp., David Cole, Detroit, concession, labor contract, job security, health care, hire, automobile company, cost savings, temporary worker, salary, job, U.S., worker, analyst, payment, Reu; News items 2007-09-14
EDS Offers Retirement to 12,000 workers: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology services company Electronic Data Systems Corp <EDS.N>, on Wednesday said it offered early retirement to about 12,000 U.S. employees, nearly a quarter of the U.S. work force, and expected a charge of $70 million to $130 million in the fourth quarter. NEW YORK (Reuters)...; Tags: Electronic Data Systems Corp., New York, benefit, CEO, Reuters Ltd., IBM Corp., revenue, board, worker, stock, job; News items 2007-09-12
H&R Block Cuts 575 Option One Mortgage Jobs: NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc <HRB.N>, the largest U.S. tax preparer, said on Tuesday it will fire 575 workers at its Option One Mortgage Corp subprime lending unit, on top of 615 job losses announced on May 15. By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, H&R; Block Inc., mortgage company, SEC, job, termination, worker, private equity, New York, Reuters Ltd., banking, industry; News items 2007-09-11