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Apparently most chief financial officers think of themselves as fun-loving people who enjoy a good laugh at the office, a new survey finds. Jovial CFOs. Who knew? Nearly eight in 10, 79%, of CFOs interviewed said an employee’s sense of humor is important for fitting into the company’s corporate culture, according to a survey sponsored […]
Continue reading …Second Helping: Three More Night Shift Survival Tips
30/01/2012 Comments Off on Second Helping: Three More Night Shift Survival Tips
Here are three more tips that aren’t really about nutrition but may also help if you work the night shift.Time your exercise.Regular exercise can do a lot to increase your energy and regulate your body’s rhythms despite an odd work schedule. Take full advantage of the stimulating effect of exercise by scheduling your workout before […]
Continue reading …Successful Job Search Means Attention To Detail Critical
26/01/2012 Comments Off on Successful Job Search Means Attention To Detail Critical
A successful job search is all in the details. A successful job search at every level boils down to this main point, from spell-checking the cover letter and resume to getting facts straight to knowing a little something about the person with whom an interview candidate will meet to correct and timely follow-up. TIME.com featured […]
Continue reading …Arts Majors Take Heart: There Are Careers For You
25/01/2012 Comments Off on Arts Majors Take Heart: There Are Careers For You
Arts majors take heart: There really are career out there for you. Arts majors take heart: There are careers for you. In this challenging economy, there’s a lot written about science and technology careers and the opportunities growing in these sectors. The arts have fallen out of favor in some quarters, but career opportunities persist. […]
Continue reading …Social Network Your Way To Unemployment
22/01/2012 Comments Off on Social Network Your Way To Unemployment
Social network sites are part of most people’s lives these days, to varying degrees. While they provide a lot of positive support to businesses and workers on a regular basis, it is not always the case. Every thought or action does not and should not be posted. Social networking sites enable potential employers to research […]
Continue reading …Resources: How to Handle Workplace Grief
02/12/2011 Comments Off on Resources: How to Handle Workplace Grief
A 2003 study by the Grief Recovery Institute in Sherman Oaks, Calif., found that employee grieving and heartbreak costs U.S. employers $75 billion a year in lost productivity, absenteeism, and increased errors and accidents. Death of a loved one is the most costly grief incident for businesses, accounting for $37.5 billion per year in losses […]
Continue reading …OSHA Cites Animal Feed Processor in Worker’s Fatal Fall in Silo
28/11/2011 Comments Off on OSHA Cites Animal Feed Processor in Worker’s Fatal Fall in Silo
Following the May 11 death of an employee who was engulfed by cotton seed stored in a silo, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Utica, N. Y., animal feed processor Harbor Point Mineral Products for 21 violations of workplace safety standards. An inspection by OSHA’s Syracuse Area Office found that employees had not been […]
Continue reading …Tips For Doing An Pre-Employment Background Screening Check
27/11/2011 Comments Off on Tips For Doing An Pre-Employment Background Screening Check
By Rudy Silva Are you in charge of hiring new employees? Do you know how to do a proper employment screening? Can you do a background check that will eliminate those employees that have some detrimental past activities that could harm your company? Here are some tips for you to use in your background checking […]
Continue reading …Screen Employees With Pre-Employment Background Checks
27/11/2011 Comments Off on Screen Employees With Pre-Employment Background Checks
By Jennifer Larson Pre-Employment Background Checks For Job Applicants These days it’s assumed that when you apply for a job, a pre-employment background check will take place before an employer will consider hiring any applicant. A pre-employment check looks back several years, mainly for any past and recent criminal activity. Almost every major corporation and […]
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) Thursday, 1 Dec. 2011, in Washington, D.C. The Secretary of Labor recently renewed the council’s charter for another two years. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on matters relating to the occupational safety and […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill