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Professional contingent workers in high demand to fight talent shortages

MBO Partners said these independent workers have added $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2019 — the equivalent of Spain's total GDP.

Corporate directors support innovation but don't know how to adopt changes

Of the directors surveyed, 58% said implementation, talent and unintended risks were the biggest challenges to adopting new tech.

Employers hire the formerly incarcerated despite internal hurdles

Transparency and commitment to hiring goals can prevent perceptions from getting in the way, speakers at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation event said.

Alphabet shareholders' proposals highlight fair pay, harassment concerns

Corporate governing bodies are responding to social, political, security and climate issues via resolutions. 

San Jose, San Francisco top Indeed's best cities for job seekers

Despite the rankings, Silicon Valley wages haven't always kept up with the high cost of housing in the area.

Kids' consignment sale volunteers were employees, DC Cir. finds

The Rhea Lana workers were consignors who worked five-hour shifts in exchange for priority shopping access.

Wiccan professor at Catholic university claims religion and sex bias

According to the complaint, the provost advised she "might not want to be so overt about being a witch" if she wanted to advance her career.

One pet company installed a Wi-Fi-enabled dog park at its new office

According to Mars Petcare, in a survey of U.S. employers, 87% said being dog-friendly helps them attract and retain more talent

JetBlue to help crew members pay for master's degrees

The program will provide access to degrees in leadership, business management, IT, aviation management and the liberal arts.

Millennials, legal industry workers more likely to be hungover at work

Based on survey results, Delphi Behavioral Health Group estimated hangovers cost U.S. employers nearly $41 billion in sick day pay last year.

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DOL awards states $2M in grants for employing the formerly incarcerated

People with criminal backgrounds make up a largely untapped talent pool, one that employers may want to consider in their struggle to fill job openings.

Workers overwhelmingly prefer regular check-ins to yearlies

The preference is even stronger for Gen Z. According to the poll, 90% said regular face-to-face meetings with managers are important.

'Life is too short to hate your job': Lessons from tech's culture crisis

Beer taps and open offices are overshadowed by shadow workforces and productivity pressure. But can talent pros learn from tech's mistakes?

AT&T, Hasbro named among socially responsible companies

The Civic 50 honorees donated $283,000 on average for every $10 million in revenue, or about twice that of other companies, Points of Light said. 

'Fear, uncertainty and doubt' in the security labor market

The struggle to hire security professionals is influenced by narrow job descriptions and lack of role standardization.

No special call-out hurdles for FMLA leave, district court says

Employees can be required to follow established call-in procedures but they must be consistently applied for all types of leave, the court said.

CEOs say they'll prioritize tech over development as workforces grow

A majority of CEOs also believe a "fail fast" culture, in which "lessons from failures are learned quickly," drives innovation today, KPMG said.

Google awards $6M grant to 4-H computer science education program

The tech giant's employee volunteers have provided more than 1,000 hours of support to the project, which serves 6 million children.

Defense contractor settles EEOC return-to-work suit for $75K

The employer gave an engineer a choice to resign or be fired after a doctor and a fitness-for-duty examiner cleared his return, EEOC said. 

3rd Cir.: Hospital admin terminated for cost reasons, not bias

The former employee said her firing was linked to the cost of her husband's cancer treatments, which he received at the hospital.

Half of employees received a raise in the past year, according to Fed study

But many workers are still grappling with financial stress, partly driven by unpredictable schedules and a lack of emergency funds.

Nevada becomes first state to protect applicants with positive marijuana tests

The law makes exceptions, however, for certain occupations, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

Global study finds 84% of workers aren't fully engaged

But the ADP Research Institute study also found that teamwork and strong leadership could improve engagement metrics.

Hiring tax experts will continue, but recruiting will be tougher, survey finds

Sixty-eight percent of surveyed tax authorities plan to hire in 2019, and of those, 71% will be adding between one and three positions.