In an effort to strengthen employees' voices in the workplace, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is moving its Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program so that it now reports directly to the agency's Office of the Assistant Secretary rather than its Directorate of Enforcement Programs.
While 77 percent of IT professionals say workplace mobile devices help achieve business objectives, 76 percent also say these devices put their organizations at risk, according to a new Websense survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
Thirty-six percent of workers say they discuss politics at work, and 43 percent plan to address this years presidential election with co-workers, according to a national CareerBuilder survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
Executives expect hiring in professional fields to continue rising in the second quarter but at a slower pace than projected for the first quarter, according to a new Robert Half survey shows.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has mandated that Interline Logistics Group LLC immediately reinstate a Sauk Village, Ill., truck driver who was terminated after reporting safety concerns regarding the brakes on his truck and refusing to breach the U.S. Department of Transportation rules for allowable...
According to career website LiveCareer, many job seekers are optimistic about their job searches; however, they remain critical of the governments job creation efforts and are doubtful that the presidential election will dramatically impact their employment prospects.
Sixty-four percent of employers have hired veterans over the last 36 months, a jump over the 53 percent that reported more hiring in 2010, according to a new poll of human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.
Forty-three percent of employees report weight loss as their top health concern this year, marking a 10 percent increase from 2011, according to recent poll by ComPsych Corporation, a provider of employee assistance programs.
In the fourth quarter of 2011, the number of employment opportunities in higher education increased at a slower pace, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs, a source for jobs and career information in academia.