More time off is scheduled to be available this holiday season as 58 percent of employers are providing at least three paid days off, a jump from 42 percent in 2011-2012 and 36 percent in 2010-2011.
Fifty percent of employees say they're more productive when they telecommute while 23 percent say they're much more productive, according to a new survey by Team Viewer.
Although small-business employees worked more hours, compensation rose and employers added 30,000 jobs in November, revenue dipped 0.3 percent in October for the eighth straight month.
In the last year, industrial employment in Kentucky grew 1.5 percent as it added 4,212 jobs from September 2011 to September 2012, according to the 2013 Kentucky Manufacturers Register.
U.S. health care workers are unsure whether they're likely to search for new employment; however, they're more confident that they could find new jobs if necessary.
Todays workforce is more diverse, and women are no exception to this trend. In fact, women are filling more senior leadership roles than they were just 10 years ago, which can be attributed to a shift in attitude in the workplace.
While people are more likely to undergo cancer screenings during awareness months, such as Movember and Octobers Breast Cancer Month, returning to work can also help with the healing process, says Michael Klachefsky, national practice leader of The Standard, a provider of financial products and services.
The costs of branded pharmaceutical drugs is far outpacing the economic inflation rate of 2 percent as prices jumped 13.3 percent from September 2011 to September 2012.
U.S. health care systems are expected to see an annual loss rate of $0.79 per $100 of payroll for workers compensation claims in 2013, and claim severity, including medical, indemnity and expense costs, is estimated to rise by 2 percent per year.