Who&#39;s your employer?
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Pedro Martinez had the last laugh in October. Now he&#39;s going to have the last laugh and a very nice contract. Martinez covered the gamut of competitive and emotional experiences this October, from being a
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When I suggested in a recent column that a problematic 5 percent of employees account for 75 percent of the IT support burden, I expected a wave of âright on!â letters from IT support staffers. After the column was published, the letters did come â most of them disagreeing with my premise, with one reader suggesting that the real whiner was yours truly. I still think itâs outside the realm of overextended IT departments to provide training on basic computing skills (which I defined as âmanaging and finding files, and basic working knowledge of suites such as MS Officeâ). But my thinking was adjusted a bit by the thoughtful feedback.
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Two weeks ago, we asked readers to tell us how their employers aided or thwarted their efforts to pursue fitness. We expected to hear about pedometers, lunchtime walks, company fitness centers and yoga classes.
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Columnist Katherine Spencer Lee has some advice about gauging your fit with a company's culture before you accept that job offer.
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he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let&#39;s put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.
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Employers and workers are confused by eligibility and classification of the new regulations.
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You get a phone call from someone who says they're taking a survey for a reputable sounding research firm. They ask you a few questions that seem relatively harmless -- what's private anymore, anyway, right? -- such as the name of your phone company or investment firm or even the name of your pet.
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Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways. Photo: Family time for former EA worker
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For millions of American workers, the final quarter of the year is when they receive information about their company&#39;s benefit plans for the coming year.
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Just found out your co-worker makes more than you? Six steps to achieving paycheck parity.
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Employers should act to minimise risk More than a third of employees who keep personal blogs are posting information about their employer, workplace, or colleagues and risk dismissal, according to new research.â¦
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âYou have to set standards in your life. People are looking to you as an example. If they doubt your integrity, how can you run a company?"
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Global competition can be a drag. It all but guarantees a steady stream of restructuring, outsourcing, and the nagging insecurity that comes from knowing someone out there may be trying to take your job.
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It&#39;s a question that has bedeviled fund investors for years--how do you know if the people running the fund have your best interests at heart?
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Q. I work for a small company and sit in an area made up of a dozen cubicles. We have a new worker who is a great employee. He works hard and is friendly, quiet, and respectful. One of our female employees, however, has complained to Human Resources about the cologne he uses. She doesn't have allergies, so this is ...
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Get our best advice on finding a new job, getting paid what you're worth and dealing with workplace challenges. Plus: must-have hot skills.
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EVERY occupation entails answering certain frequently asked questions at parties. If you&#39;re a jeweler, it may be, &quot;Do you ever give discounts to friends?