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The state and leaders of its largest employee union announced Monday they have reached a deal that would save hundreds of jobs threatened by spending cuts by having the 20,000 union workers take five unpaid furlough days each.
Your employer may soon want to muscle in on your Twitter followers and Facebook friends.
The killing of a Yale student has shined a spotlight on the issue of workplace violence after police arrested a colleague at the lab where she worked and charged him with murder.
Rio Tinto Ltd. said Tuesday it was still unaware of any evidence to justify China's detention of four employees on spying allegations, as the Australian government urged Beijing to speed up the case.
China formally arrested four employees of Anglo-American mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. for infringing trade secrets and bribery, but stopped short of laying politically explosive espionage charges in a case that has strained ties with key trading partner Australia.
A spokesman says two mining company employees are doing fine but remain hospitalized with injuries suffered during suicide bombings at two Indonesian hotels.
Australia pressed China again Wednesday for a quick resolution to the case of a Rio Tinto manager accused of espionage while acknowledging it will not be settled with one meeting of the two sides.
Sunoco Inc. said Thursday it has placed four employees on administrative leave after an internal investigation into the bidding for a crude oil processing transaction found that they violated company policy.
Executives of five Chinese steelmakers are being questioned in a widening espionage probe of four detained Rio Tinto Ltd. employees, news reports said Tuesday, as Australia pressed for details of the case.
Richard Laermer, CEO of New York-based RLM PR, has noticed a disturbing trend lately. Employees who quit aren’t giving the customary two weeks’ notice, and some are even breaking noncompete agreements they signed.
In late 2008, Frank Kneller, the CEO of RainSoft, knew he’d have to lay off 25 percent of his work force but made the decision to wait until after the Christmas holiday to make the cuts. The decision was not popular with his board, which wanted immediate staff cuts.
There’s been a furlough frenzy in corporate America lately, and employee rights may be getting lost in the shuffle.
In 1969, an aeronautical engineer at North American Rockwell discovered a discrepancy in his paycheck: Every hour, he was being overpaid by roughly 2 cents, or one-third of 1 percent of his pay.
General Motors Corp. started firing 1,600 white-collar workers Monday, continuing its effort to slash costs and qualify for more government loans on the same day it revealed it spent $2.8 million in the first three months of this year to lobby federal lawmakers.
While R. Allen Stanford's investors were swallowing claims of vast returns on safe investments, some of his employees weren't so sure.
Some workers at a Michigan pancake restaurant found a sweet way to help out their boss and the workplace they love.
So you’re thinking the worst is now behind you because you survived a round of layoffs, accepted a pay cut and are doing the job of two people.
Many companies in the United States are putting the kibosh on a lavish party this holiday season because the economy is in the dumps.
Nine Illinois Secretary of State employees face suspension without pay because they looked up President-elect Barack Obama's street address in state records, officials said Thursday.
About a month ago, Lewana Dupree was on her lunch break when she drove past a building with a long line of people wrapped around the block.
You may not have to wait for a job interview to find out what the people are like at companies you apply to.
The Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for individual public employees to sue for workplace discrimination.
NYC model who married doorman sues co-opA foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman.
A faith-based prison is pushedWAKITA — This tiny town near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line north of Enid may soon own the country's only all-Christian prison, with Christian administrators, employees, counselors and programs.
Millions of Federal Employees Might Be Exempt from Health TaxDemocrats are looking for ways to exclude a bevy of big groups from their proposal to tax so-called Cadillac health insurance plans. So far the list of groups seeking exclusions include labor unions, firefighters, coal miners and other high risk occupations.
7,000 Americans Run Out of Unemployment Benefits Every DayAnother day, another 7,000 people run out of unemployment benefits. One month after the House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits, the issue is still being debated in the Senate.
NH State Union Rejects Contract Proposal; Layoffs To ContinueCONCORD, N.H. -- Members of the State Employees Association voted Monday to reject a contract proposal, which may set into motion hundreds of layoffs beginning this week.
Guilty verdict in 1993 Ill. restaurant slayingsA Chicago jury has found a former handyman guilty in the slayings of seven people inside a suburban fast food restaurant 16 years ago.
Employers grappling with social network use Social networking is on the rise, both on and off the job, leaving companies uncertain how to monitor their use by employees, reports new survey.
10 Things Warehouse Clubs Won't Tell You1. "You paid your dues? Good, now get in line." More than 100 million Americans now shop in warehouse clubs including BJ's, Costco, or Sam's Club each year. That's 50 million more than in 2002.
Ex-American Express Executive Sues Firm - Justice DepartmentSergio Masvidal says he just wants the Justice Department to give him back his name. Good luck with that, Sergio. American Express has hung many former employees out to dry.
Kennel staff: no paychecksSome employees say they were fired for complaining
American Express Axes Employee Pension Payments Next 18 MonthsAmerican Express has just announced the suspension of pension contributions for all its UK employees for the following 18 months.The reason that the company gave for suspending payments was a very simple one: they had become unaffordable.
In the simplest explanation, managers are key bridges within organisations. They are the essential link between senior executives and the other employees and, as such, they play a pivotal role in the smooth running of any establishment.
Sites that help you lodge complaintsA compilation of websites that allow you to make "complaints" online
Job market takes turn for worseEmployers cut more jobs than expected in June and unemployment rate climbed for the ninth straight month, hitting 9.5%.
To fix the budget, first fix the stateOnce again, Capitol politicians are fighting over how to fix the chronically bleeding state budget. And again, the answer should be clear: It's unfixable. It will remain unfixable until California's system of governance is pulled apart and overhauled.
Revolving door recruitment, where staff come in eagerly and leave rather fast, disappointed and disillusioned, is plaguing a lot of businesses and is often a chronic factor in their demise.
Feds: Molalla tree nursery covered up employee rapePORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal agency says it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a Molalla tree nursery which includes allegations that a woman there was repeatedly raped and threatened with death.
Norway's government caught spying on itself All of Norway's government ministers, several thousand state employees, and even the royal family itself have been under illegal surveillance by the country's Defence Security Services for quite some time.
The Genetic Code for Business SuccessJust as physical scientists have mapped the human genome, organizational scientists have mapped the genetic code for business growth and success.
Fresh Data Suggests Recession AbatingThe reports bolstered the argument that the economy's severe recession was close to hitting a bottom, with growth likely to return in the second half of the year. More Articles
Hoax Makes Employees Strip, Break Windows (Video)A prank call leads police to two What-A-Burger employees in their underwear breaking the fast food restaurant's windows.
How do you feel today? Happy? Zippy? Valued? Neglected? Unappreciated? Depressed? Terrible?
READ ARTICLE My friend here is about to lose stock that was worth $40,000 on paper. When GM declares bankruptcy, his stock will be worthless is my understanding.
Do you know how many current and retired employees GM has? If I told you they had 324,000+ or minus would that mean anything to you? Does that set off any kind of a bell in your head?
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