Human Resources
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When gender-neutral pronouns make for heated conversation
Mar 01, 2020 5:12 am - Q: I teach part time for a nonprofit art center. Our educational supervisor has strongly recommended that we begin each new class by stating our own personal pronouns, a...
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A year is too short for a U.S. Worker to earn middle-class life
Mar 01, 2020 5:00 am - The typical American man needs to work 53 weeks to pay for the basics of middle-class family life, while for a woman who's the sole breadwinner the number is 66 weeks, a...
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Laziness, or invisible labor? Workers, managers weigh in
Feb 23, 2020 5:13 am - A recent column on lazy co-workers struck a chord with workers and managers alike. (Responses edited for length and clarity.) Personal business on business time: "S...
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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 ...