Western European employees typically have the most statutory paid holiday globally while employees in Asia Pacific have the lowest, according to research by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm.

There is a large gap between employee goals and how they comprehend their benefit plans, finds a new survey by the ADP Research Institute, a provider of human resources management, payroll and benefits administration services.

After reviewing assembly and senate bills, Compliance Poster Companys legal research team found the state of California is releasing up to four mandatory-to-post labor law changes that must be displayed in the workplace for employees to see.

In conjunction with the stable tax policy, the wind industry could create and save 54,000 American jobs over the next four years, according to a recent study by Navigant, a global services firm that specializes in critical business risks and opportunities.

Under the U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is proposing a new rule in which federal contractors and subcontractors must set a hiring goal of employing disabled people as 7 percent of their work forces, along with other requirements.

While many employers are expecting declining shareholder values in 2011, most still plan to pay executive bonuses that match or go above 2010s awards and fund bonuses at or above target levels, according to a survey by Towers Watson, a global professional services company.

More than 40 percent of small- to mid-size businesses feel optimistic or very optimistic regarding their companies heading into 2012, even though 61 percent of those are having trouble in this economy and 50 percent are not meeting their 2011 business goals, according to a survey conducted by Zoomerang Online...

According to new research from talent solutions provider Lee Hecht Harrison, social recruiting is expected to take on a larger role in how job seekers find new opportunities.