Tag: Jobs and careers
American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage
WASHINGTON -- American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly.The Conference Board, a business research group, said...
The benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trend
Companies exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week hope to reduce job burnout and retain talent seeking a better...
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on...
A strike at Boeing extends a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places
Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job at at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere early Friday after union members voted overwhelmingly to...
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economies
BEIJING -- Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world's major...
Labor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some
NEW YORK -- Employee wages are one of the biggest costs for small businesses. A new survey found some owners may be seeing...