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Wasting Time at Work
Conducted by Salary.com, the 2007 Wasting Time Survey polled 2,000 employees across all job levels about how they spend their working hours. The top time-wasting activities included using the Internet for non-work-relate... [Read More] Managing on Their Own
Much has changed since the first official Labor Day in America was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Back then, workers sought job stability and most seemed comfortable with t... [Read More] Building Security Technology
The 9/11 attacks in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. led many building owners and managers to upgrade their security protocols and systems. Surveillance cameras, lobby turnstiles and other high-tech security measures becam... [Read More] Increase of Minimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage will increase to $5.85 on July 24. With this change, workers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be entit... [Read More] Work-In-Process Is Top Objective
More than a third of the businesses using RFID are doing so to improve the cost, safety and reliability of managing work-in-process (WIP), according to a recent study. But most companies are finding it difficult to quant... [Read More] One-In-Five
E-leashes and hectic schedules are cutting into vacation time as increasingly wired workers are finding it hard to leave the office at home. Although an improvement from 27 percent in 2006, 20 percent of workers say they... [Read More] Companies Coping With Workers On Military Leave
A recent survey has indicated that only 4% of HR executives surveyed reported a "significant impact" within their organizations when Reservists or National Guard members were deployed, while almost two in 10 (19%) said t... [Read More] Information Security Tips For Small Businesses
Small businesses and organizations may be daunted by the perceived resources it takes to secure their systems; however, not making cyber security a priority could be a costly decision. The following six tips represent ke... [Read More] Minimal Impact Predicted From Minimum Wage Hike
Though long-awaited and much discussed, the first increase to the federal minimum wage in 10 years will likely have little effect on the employment world. The provision, which also includes some corrections and adjustmen... [Read More] Contingent Workforce Growing
A new report predicts that within two years, 10 percent of the entire U.S. workforce will be made up of contingent workers, with pharmaceutical, biotech, and retail sectors experiencing the largest growth in temporary an... [Read More] A Reassuring Touch
After years of trial-and-error experimentation, biometric identification is finally starting to see wide-scale adoption by corporations and government agencies. The technology is cropping up in systems used for everythin... [Read More] Building Control and Automation
Why is the security industry showing increased interest in building control and automation? How do such systems relate to what we recognize as standard access control systems? Security is increasingly challenged to creat... [Read More] Work / Life Balance Influences Workplace Ethics
Nine out of 10 (91 percent) employed adults agree that workers are more likely to behave ethically on the job when they have a good work / life balance. In addition, 60 percent of those surveyed believe job dissatisfacti... [Read More] Page 1 | 2 | 3 | |
