October 31, 2011
For many a business, the pressing need to have talented workers who know the ropes is a major incentive to bring back former/retired employees to handle projects as contingent workers. This practice will see a lot more prevalence and acceptance as a large number of baby boomers start retiring from the active workforce and effectivelyRead full story…
October 28, 2011
In a move calculated to counteract the effects of the housing bubble that burst and to pump cash into the economy, a bipartisan bill to provide green cards and work permits to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy a house in the USA in addition to an earlier invitation to invest an equalRead full story…
October 20, 2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law last March focuses on reforming health care in the USA and bringing own the number of uninsured persons in the US by 32 million. Though this leaves 23 million still uninsured, it is still significantly reducing the huge numbers of uninsured individuals in theRead full story…
October 19, 2011
Workplaces are found to directly impact the physical and mental health of people and employers are well advised to ensure that the workplace provided by them only impacts their employees’ general health in a positive manner! We discuss here aspects of workplaces that need attention, though not exhaustively, to gain a healthy workforce which isRead full story…
October 18, 2011
No man is an island and most of us assume that this is true both literally and figuratively. But there are times when a single worker is more than enough to hold charge – all alone! But employers need to be totally sure that this lone worker is safe and will not come to harmRead full story…