Human Resources
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Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep
Feb 23, 2020 5:00 am - New Balance, the Boston-based athletic shoe company, wanted to help its employees sleep better. So in October, it rolled out Dayzz, a mobile app that offers personal rec...
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Express Employment office receives service awardFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - The Rolling Meadows Express Employment Professionals office has won the ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards. for providing superior ...
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Coronavirus forces world's largest work-from-home experiment
Feb 09, 2020 5:21 am - Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege in China, it's a necessity. While factories, shops, hotels and restaurants are warning abo...
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Workers are forming unions at nonprofits and think tanks. Their bosses aren't always happy.
Feb 09, 2020 5:15 am - The idea to unionize took shape last summer. And it didn't happen at a big company, school or hospital, but a more unexpected place: a small nonprofit organization. Empl...
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What to do about a lazy co-worker when management doesn't care
Feb 09, 2020 5:09 am - Q: It recently became obvious that a co-worker was spending two to four hours out of each day texting and shopping online using the company computer and her personal cel...
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I thought we were friends. Now we are both going for the same job.
Feb 02, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Five years ago, I reconnected with a fellow graduate through an online dating site. He complained nonstop about his then-job. I didn't see a romantic spark, but invit...
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iHeartMedia laid off hundreds of radio DJs. Executives blame AI. DJs blame the executives.
Feb 01, 2020 5:16 am - When iHeartMedia announced this month it would fire hundreds of workers across the country, the radio conglomerate said the restructuring was critical to take advantage ...
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Too many teenagers want to become lawyers or managers
Jan 26, 2020 5:18 am - Teenagers aren't being imaginative enough with their ambitions as they aspire to a short list of 20th-century occupations in their future careers, according to the OECD....
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I've got burnout. Should I use my inheritance to quit my job?
Jan 26, 2020 5:15 am - Q: I feel completely burned out. I telecommute full time for an employer several hours away. The job has become untenable — I have multiple projects with no time or budg...
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A look back at 2019, to look ahead to 2020Jan 23, 2020 12:00 am - As we gear up for 2020, let's briefly review significant legislative changes that impacted our workplaces in 2019. Overtime Rules Released: On Jan. 1, 2020, the U.S. Dep...