Employee Participation

American Airlines says it expects to avoid laying off any flight attendants after 2,205 of them signed up for severance payments.

Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states last month, the latest evidence that hiring remains tepid across the country.

Especially in todays competitive work environment, employees are looking for challenging positions, and when that need's not met, employees often become disengaged, says Sheryl Kovach, president and CEO of Kandor Group, a human resources consulting firm in Houston.

Americans are on the move again after putting their lives on hold and staying put. More young adults are leaving their parents' homes to take a chance with college or the job market, while once-sharp declines in births are leveling off and poverty is slowing.

A college in North Dakota's booming oil patch said Wednesday it will stop housing foreign workers who are part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs, leaving service industry businesses wondering how they will find employees in a city with a massive housing shortage and just 1 percent unemployment.

Hundreds of University of Vermont employees have voted in favor of union representation but haven't given a clear majority to either union on the ballot.

Seventy-two percent of global employers are still struggling with attracting and retaining critical-skill employees while 60 percent are having trouble attracting and retaining high-potential employees they believe are necessary to increase global competitiveness, according to a new survey conducted by global professional services company Towers Watson and WorldatWork, an international...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week to a seasonally adjusted 382,000. The level suggests hiring remains weak.