Human Resources
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Working from home reveals another fault line in America's racial and educational divide
Mar 28, 2020 6:24 am - At the Bath Iron Works on Maine's Kennebec River, workers are showing up by the hundreds to build ships for the Navy. At Mike Doherty's auto repair shop in Everett, Wash...
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My co-worker burps loudly and engages in self-talk
Mar 22, 2020 6:00 am - A couple of pre-coronavirus queries to remind us what office life was like in the not-too-distant past. - - - Q: My younger co-worker, "Richard," is extremely difficult ...
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The work-from-home era is creating its own boom market
Mar 22, 2020 6:00 am - A few years ago, Marc Rosenberg of Deerfield was trying to figure out what to do with his life after a career marketing toys for the likes of Hasbro Inc. He fancied hims...
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Coronavirus means many US workers are making no-win choices
Mar 21, 2020 6:18 am - When Javier Parodi returned home from a nightmare vacation in Egypt complete with several days of quarantine on a coronavirus-infested ship, he yearned to go back to wor...
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One approach to coronavirus: Staffers work 20 hours a week, get paid for full-time
Mar 21, 2020 6:11 am - As employees across the country juggle remote work and childcare, the nonprofit that operates Wikimedia has told workers they can work just 20 hours a week and continue ...
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How companies have campaigned against sick pay for years
Mar 15, 2020 6:11 am - Marty Flynn knows Orlando's restaurants. The son of a bartender is 29 and has already worked at six. Chili's. Bahama Breeze. Crave. Johnnie's Hideaway. The Meatball Stop...
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My first 'real' job after grad school is crushing me
Mar 15, 2020 6:00 am - Q: After completing grad school and realizing academia was not for me, I took a remote job that was described as fast-paced and results-oriented and that requires postgr...
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Why all the fuss about coworking?Mar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Those who thought a decade ago that coworking was just a fad, can no longer deny that it is how today's workforce prefers to work. More than 3 million people used cowor...
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Employers need to stay abreast of coronavirus issuesMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - The past few weeks have been full of stress-inducing news. From the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to a falling stock market to another violent workplace shooting,...
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Key in managing coronavirus concerns: Be prepared, have a contingencyMar 07, 2020 1:00 am - As cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow, public health groups, such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...