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  • LOOKING FOR SHORT TERM WORK? –2020 CENSUS MAY WANT YOU

    The Census Bureau has said it expects to hire about a half-million people nationwide to help in its all-important counting of everybody living in the United States, something the government has done every 10 years since 1790. That half-million hiring target is a sizable decrease from the last census,...
  • Employees Seek Greater Blend of Work & Life

    NAPS With the unemployment rate trending downward these days, many successful companies are implementing employee-friendly benefits to attract and retain top talent. According to recent research by Kelly Services, today’s employees want to work where they can have greater control and ownership over the seamless integration of work and...
  • 5 Ways to Say Goodbye to Your ‘Sad Desk Lunch’

    BPT You’re running out the door, already late and thinking about that important 8 a.m. meeting. Lunch is the last thing on your mind. In fact, you usually just pick something up from the deli line or local fast food place and hurry back to your desk. Sound familiar?...
  • Apple:18-hour shifts

    John McReynolds / Earth Talk Apple isn’t the only tech giant outsourcing much of its production to Chinese manufacturers nowadays, but the sheer popularity of the California-based company’s products makes it an especially easy target for activists concerned about worker health and safety. China Labor Watch and other groups have...
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