Work notes: Companies have to deal with huge drug bills
While employers are paying a light-weight half percent increase in medical costs annually, pharmacy costs are rising to nearly 10 percent a year,…
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CEOs without a desk
When your laptop is your desk and your mobile is your work phone, do you really need a corner office? Some CEOs say no and hence the new trend of the…
Companies try to create level playing field for hiring
Are you a smarter potential-employee if you studied at Harvard than if you studied online? Or maybe you are a better pick for the job if you made the…
SUVs turned 2015 into the best sales year ever
In 2015, automakers sold 17.47 million vehicles, according to Autodata. It bested what Kelly Blue Book reported as the previous record of 17.35 million in…
Parental Leave becomes a perk to attract talent
Many companies offer paid parental leave, and more of them will start offering it beginning January 1, 2016. Organizations with existing leave programs…
Some companies like the ‘Firm 40’ workweek
Work Notes Some companies like the ‘Firm 40’ workweek At exactly 6 p.m., employees are leaving the building. By 6:05, the parking lot is almost empty. The…
Wages bounce back but with modest gains
After a time of few if any raises, the demand for labor has risen enough to compel some employers to pay more to hire or retain workers. The gains are…
Management Message You Can Use: Study: Male, female work experiences differ
Study: Male, female work experiences differ Researchers at Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research suggests that men and women are…
A confident smile help to solve job search
Workers are putting teeth into a job search More Americans are turning to dentures to get a job, or to keep one. Some areas that have the highest…
Work Notes: More companies skip the performance reviews
Companies like Microsoft say most of their employees were A-students all their lives. But its performance review curve of 1 through 5, resulted in low…