Human Resource News

A forward-looking measure of hiring intentions improved in the United States and most other countries, suggesting job growth may resume in the first quarter, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc .

A fire and explosion at the Motiva Enterprises LLC refinery complex in Port Arthur shut down the hydrogen unit but caused no injuries.

Nearly two-thirds of Texas businesses will see the annual unemployment taxes they pay per employee nearly triple - from $23.40 to $64.80 - under rates announced today by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 8:07 a.m. There are more companies planning to hire than to fire in the Augusta metro area, according to a quarterly survey from a national staffing firm.

Monday, the top Senate Democrat said lawmakers are approaching the end game on the far-reaching legislation and fully expect to prevail on 's signature issue.

Lawson Software today announced that Stefan Schulz is being promoted to chief financial officer Jan.

Dec. 7 -- Nels Olson, senior client partner of board and chief executive services at Korn Ferry, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about CEO succession planning.

Temporary staffing agencies are reporting a lift in business as the U.S. economic recovery has prompted cautious hiring, a Manpower executive said.

SRA International Inc. has promoted three of its executives in an effort to bolster the federal contractora s core business and expand into new markets, according to a company announcement today.

By Sarah Knapp Employees will be a bit more focused on their work this holiday season.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Synovus Financial Corp., up 37 cents at $2.15 A recent drop in the shares prompted an analyst to upgrade the "high risk" Columbus, Ga.-based regional bank.

The East Tennessee Economic Council named three new recipients of the "Muddy Boot Award" on Tuesday, a tribute to people who through their work and community activities made East Tennessee a stronger community.

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.

While the number of job cuts continues to decline, the US unemployment rate remains at a 26 year high of 10.2%. Private sector job losses in November exceeded economists' projections with the manufacturing, construction, service and financial industries continuing to post job losses.

Websense Security Experts Analyse and Predict Trends for the Coming Year - Smartphones, Windows 7, Search Engines and Legitimate Ads are Targets of Next Year's Attacks 04 December, 2009 10:47 Sydney - " December 4, 2009 - " Websense, Inc.

Spherion Corporation, a leading recruiting and staffing services company, today announced it has launched the fourth season of its award-winning online comedy series, The Temp Life , comedic web episodes about the trials and tribulations of hourly temp workers.

Wellman Plastics Recycling in Johnsonville plans to resume three-shift operations seven days a week, resulting in the hire of 80 to 100 more employees.

I have wondered for some time how companies like ClickSoftware deal with all the requests for customization from their clients.

U.S. markets were mixed Wednesday after Automatic Data Processing Inc. said 169,000 private jobs were lost October to November.

Responding to globalization of the workplace, employees worldwide are developing a new suite of cross-cultural and language skills that will equip them to prosper in a more multinational environment, according to recent findings from a global workplace survey.