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TeamViewer, a provider of remote control and online meetings software, announced the findings of its Telecommuting for Earth survey of 500 American adult office workers aged 18 and older, conducted online by uSamp in April 2013. The survey, aimed at determining the environmental impact of working from home, found that big majorities of Americans say […]
Continue reading …The Conference Board’s Measure of CEO Confidence, which had increased in the fourth quarter of 2012, improved again in the first quarter of 2013. The measure now reads 54, up from 46 in the previous quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses). “CEO Confidence improved again, but still […]
Continue reading …By DEAN BAKER— How much unemployment was caused by Carmen Reinhart’s and Ken Rogoff’s arithmetic mistake? That’s the question millions will be asking when they see the new paper by my friends at the University of Massachusetts, Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash, and Robert Pollin. Herndon, Ash, and Pollin (HAP) corrected the spreadsheets of Carmen Reinhart and Ken […]
Continue reading …By Philippe Egger, Director, ILO Bureau of Programming and Management– Unlike several other disciplines, economics is far from being an exact science. It is often hard to find clear answers about basic economic facts and trends. Take wages, for instance. Half of all employed people rely on wages for a living. These wages tend to reflect […]
Continue reading …The 100,000 Jobs Mission announced April 17, 20913, that its member companies have collectively hired 64,628 U.S. military veterans through the first quarter of 2013. JPMorgan Chase and ten other companies with the goal to collectively hire at least 100,000 veterans by 2020 launched this private sector initiative in early 2011. In two years, the […]
Continue reading …By Lorraine Devon Wilke — We’ve watched as places like Walmart, Papa John’s, Target, Applebee’s and other businesses continue to pay sub-par wages while claiming their only option for profit, given the economy and their being “forced” to provide employees with insurance, is to either cut employees’ hours and/or their wages. This miserly strategy is justified and implemented despite the fact […]
Continue reading …Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General ILO News– ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has called for policy reforms in the Arab region to strengthen social dialogue, tackle soaring youth unemployment, promote social protection and foster the rights of workers and employers to freely organize themselves. “What is needed is a comprehensive vision for sustainable economic and social development” […]
Continue reading …For anyone wondering about the reality of sequestration for major government agencies, here are the U.S. Department of Labor’s online resources for its employees who are facing the blunt end of sequestration. U.S. Department Of Labor Sequestration Information The following information is provided to assist DOL employees who may be impacted by budget reductions required by sequestration. […]
Continue reading …By SAM PIZZIGATI— Peter Drucker, the analyst who founded modern management science, died in 2005 at age 95. When he died, business leaders worldwide hailed this Austrian-born American for his enormous contribution to enterprise efficiency and effectiveness. But Peter Drucker also cared deeply about enterprise morality. In his later years, he watched — and despaired — […]
Continue reading …Workers living in New York state have the highest rate of long-distance commuting with 16.2%, according to a new Census Bureau report on commuting. New York is followed by Maryland and New Jersey at 14.8% and 14.6%, respectively. Commuting Across County Lines More than a fourth of all U.S. workers commute outside the county where […]
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