Retaining truck drivers is not an easy job. The driver market is the tightest it has been in 20 years, and the turnover rate at large trucking companies … Read more
City Manager Fired Over Gender Reassignment
After a city manager in Largo, Florida, admitted he is seeking a sex-change operation, city commissioners voted 5-2 to fire him based on their views that … Read more
Prevent That 6-Month Itch
A new Kenexa survey of multi-national companies found that for the first six months, nearly 75% of workers are engaged on the job. Data from more than … Read more
Executive Living: Compensation Goes Up, Trust Goes Down
Just weeks after President Bush criticized lavish salaries and bonuses for corporate executives, two new surveys are showing that although executive … Read more
India’s Offshoring Ways
After years of benefiting from Western corporations sending outsourced services, it looks like India is returning the favor globally. A recent McKinsey … Read more
Catering to the Boomer Crowd
New methods for attracting the largely untapped baby boomer demographic are sprouting up around the country. A growing number of companies, being served by … Read more
More Retailers Move Online to Hire Hourly Workers
Approximately 70% of major retailers accept hourly applications on their corporate website, up from 41% in 2004. In addition, 16% currently accept … Read more
Words Versus Actions: Survey Shows Most Workers Report to White Males
According to a new survey on attitudes and action in the workplace, 19% of workers say they know someone who they believe was denied a job, promotion, or … Read more
Canada’s Best Employers Measure Employee Engagement, Hewitt Says
Somewhat overshadowed by Fortune‘s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For released earlier this month is a smaller survey that took place among … Read more
Out With the Old Jobs, In With the New Jobs
Yahoo! HotJobs released a new survey among 5,331 U.S. workers, suggesting that nearly half have plans to attain higher salaries, better benefits, and more … Read more