Tag: jobs
If you work in the natural resources industry, or happen to know how to pilot a fighter jet, Australia wants you. They're offering hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in pay, multi-year or even permanent work visas and they're taking their show on the world to attract applicants....
A bill passed by Maryland legislators would prohibit employers from asking prospective or current employees to hand over their login information for social media sites. If it is signed by the governor, the law would be the first of its kind in the country....
Most casino workers in Las Vegas are members of a union -- and by-and-large they speak highly of their union and the benefits it has afforded them. But a smaller group of employees aren't members of a union, and they want what their unionized brethren have. So they're trying to get organized, but the casino owners are pushing back....
Long-term unemployment numbers are the highest they've been since the Great Depression. Unfortunately, it is still difficult to find a job in this economy, and experts are predicting that’s not going to change anytime soon....
Target stores across the country will be opening early this year: at midnight. They're joining a trend of stores opening earlier and earlier, but one employee wants you to help him say no....
A piece of President Barack Obama's jobs bill won approval on Thursday. It'll provide up to $5600 to employers who hire veterans and keep them employed for at least six months....
John Harold hired jobless Americans to help on his farm, and says they proved to be less reliable and less willing to perform the hard work than foreign workers....
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said the House would consider elements of the bill, but refused to consider the entire $447 billion package.
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High-tech companies say it’s difficult to find and recruit talent, because there is a dearth of qualified engineers and other technical job seekers....
Truckers now have an alternative to sitting around a truck stop -- a movement to encourage them to ride bikes as an antidote to their sedentary life is gaining speed....
