Employee Participation

The headline that jumped off my iPad this morning was all I needed to see: Is beer in the workplace an employee benefit? I jumped to my feet with my hands in the air like I was back in church.

At least one age group apparently is faring better in the weak job market: teenagers.

According to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, the No. 1 reason employers are implementing workplace flexibility programs is ensuring equal treatment for all employees, cited by 35 percent of surveyed organizations.

The workplace is experiencing a positive worldwide shift to increased employee engagements following years of declining levels, according to a new analysis released today by Aon Hewitt.

Companies placed fewer orders to U.S. factories for the second straight month and a key measure that tracks business investment fell, adding to evidence that the economy is weakening.

Rough economic times are forcing Americans to put health care on hold.

The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis.

Six Occupy Albany demonstrators were charged with misdemeanor trespassing in New York's Capitol on Thursday in a demonstration aimed at raising the minimum wage.