Although the unemployment rate is nearly hitting 10 percent, approximately 2.7 million jobs remain open, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Although more salary increases are expected in 2012, compared to 2011, employers will continue to focus on variable pay, according to Aon Hewitts annual U.S. Salary Increase Survey.

Forty-two percent of working adults are willing to give up an average of 6 percent of their pay for more workplace flexibility at work, reveals a new survey by Mom Corps and Harris Interactive.

The disparity between CEO and chief financial officers salaries continues to widen, as middle-market CFOs earn an average of $927,743, approximately 40 percent of CEO pay (at $2,338,874), an analysis of 600 public companies by BDO USA LLP revealed.

North American employers are the overall global leaders in employee performance management, indicates a new report by Lumesse.

With todays fierce competition in this sluggish economy, employers are looking for more effective ways to promote organizational goals to increase their chances of success, and a large part of that strategy comes down to performance management.

As health care costs continue to rise and health care reform is causing more companies to examine their options, wellness programs are becoming more popular among employers.

Despite the national unemployment rate remaining fixed at higher than 9 percent, 22 percent of employed workers are proactively finding new jobs within the last year, a 4 point jump from 2010, according to a new Labor Happiness Index commissioned by Snagajob.