For folks hoping their employers would reinstate their 401(k) match this year, we have some bad news: Probably not going to happen.
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Tags: 401(k) match, Carrots, Come clean, Costly benefit, Finance, Hewitt Associates, HR, Key benefit
The numbers are in, and it looks like the third quarter will see more companies adding staff — particularly in one sector.
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Tags: Adding staff, Finance, hiring, Manpower Inc., Robert Half Financial Hiring Index
More companies are making a push to reel in some of the talent that was let go recently. So if your company holds off on its hiring plans much longer, you may miss out on the crème de la crème of market.
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Tags: CareerBuilder survey, Displaced workers, Economic recovery, hiring, Job hunting, Laid-off employees
Whether or not your company is feeling an economic recovery just yet, we’re certainly in better shape than we were a year ago, right? Not if you ask many employees.
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Tags: Career progress, CareerBuilder, Economic recovery, Flexibility, Jumping ship, Pay, Paychecks, Raises, Work/life balance
Companies that plan to hire in the near future should have a full crop of candidates to choose from — especially from this group of job seekers.
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Tags: Adecco Group North America, Baby Boomers, Gen-Y workers, Generation X workers, Job seekers, Recession
A majority of states are experiencing a shortfall of unemployment funds. Guess who has to replenish the shortage?
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Tags: Compensation and benefits, Economists, Hawaii, Payroll tax increases, Tax bumps, Unemployment claims, Unemployment reserves
Even though some firms are gearing up for big spending plans in the near future, new research suggests a recovery may be a long way off.
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Tags: Discover Financial Services, Discover Small Business Watch index, Economic conditions, Small business owners, Small-biz confidence
April 15th marks the date all taxpayers have to file their taxes by. But what is the date on which American taxpayers will have earned enough to pay their sharbye ?
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Tags: Federal deficit, Recession, Tax Collection, Tax Freedom Day, Taxpayers, the Tax Foundation
Forget lower morale, companies that plan on employing drastic cost-cutting strategies (layoffs, furloughs, pay/benefit cuts, etc.), should brace themselves for all-out misconduct problems as a result.
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Tags: 2009 National Business Ethics Survey, Adjusted work schedules, Comp/Benefit reductions, Cost-cutting strategies, Layoffs, Lower morale, Misconduct
The Prez just submitted his budget proposal for FY’11 — and it’s loaded with changes that will land in Finance’s lap.
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Tags: Automatic enrollment, Cell phone taxability, COBRA, Depreciation deductions, FY2011, LIFO accounting, Obama's budget, Prez, Retirement plans
When employees move it, they’re healthier and more productive. Employers then start to lose the burden of ever-increasing healthcare costs. Download the Virgin HealthMiles White paper, “Moving Toward Health” to better understand physical activity’s impact on employee health and associated medical and productivity costs.
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