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Top Reasons Why Americans Stay At Their Jobs (And What It Means For The Presidential Campaign)
What’s the No. 1 reason people continue working for their employer? Is it the pay? The benefits? A lack of better options? Those are obvious answers, especially given today’s unemployment numbers and sluggish economy. But they’re …
Employee Wellness Programs Pay for Themselves … And Then Some
As a small business, keeping your employees healthy and happy should be a top priority, but what you may not know is that there’s a big financial incentive for doing so.
Is Apple Underpaying Its Retail Employees?
If there is any company that can be said to be on the cutting edge of retail, it’s Apple. Yes, the Most Profitable Company in the World has come to be one of the most admired names in business not only because of its …
Why Companies Should Force Employees to Unplug
It is quitting time, and you know the drill. You grab your coat and slip on your Bluetooth for a quick call with a client on the commute home. You stop at the grocery store and, while you are in line, pluck out your BlackBerry to …
How to Ask for More Money at Work
Now may not be the right time to ask for a raise. But it’s a good time to lay the groundwork.
The Best Place in the World to Work
No, seriously, the entire world. The Great Place to Work Institute (we didn’t know it existed either) just ranked the best multinational company workplaces around the globe. And the winner is …
Survey: Job Market’s Been Bad for Everybody—But Worse for the Less Affluent
Over the last three years, households with incomes of $75,000 and up have experienced a dreary, often harsh employment landscape. In more than one-quarter of these households, someone has lost a job. In nearly half of such …
What We Know About Employment (and Unemployment) Right Now
In honor of Labor Day, here are a bunch of observations, stats, and survey revelations about the state of work (or lack thereof) in the U.S. and around the globe.
Labor Day Lament: How Come Everybody Works 12-Hour Days Now?
Something tells me that even though (on the East Coast anyway) it’s late in the work day on a Friday that kicks off a holiday weekend celebrating the working man and working woman, there are still plenty workers still at work as they read this. How’s that working for ya?
A Totally Unconvincing Story about How Workers Prefer Freelancing Over Full-Time Employment
As full-time jobs dried up or disappeared during the recession, more and more workers became independent contractors, signing on for short-term projects and part-time responsibilities. And an undetermined number of these so-called “disposable workers” prefer the life of free agents, floating from gig to gig, with no benefits, and no …
Why Are Workers Happy with Fewer Benefits and Longer Hours?
To begin with, they know that such a position is better than having a job without benefits—or not having a job at all.
