PBN survey: In election year, more R.I. companies say no to...
Rhode Island businesspeople have revived their optimism about the future of the state economy, but they appear reluctant to back up their improved outlook...
R.I. makes changes to unemployment, TDI taxes
Many Rhode Island employers could see a reduction in the amount of unemployment insurance tax they pay, while employees are on the hook for...
It’s time to take actions to improve career path
The beginning of a new year is always a great time to pause and look for career advice, no matter your age or stage...
Age discrimination is bad for bottom line
Of all the kinds of employment discrimination, hiring younger workers in preference to older ones earns the least public condemnation. That’s a growing problem,...
R.I. unemployment rate holds at 3.5% in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.5% in December, a 0.5 percentage point decline year over year, the R.I....
Five Questions with Maribeth Calabro, Providence Teachers Union president
Maribeth Calabro | President, Providence Teachers Union 1. The Providence public schools are now under R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education control. What...
What senior executives can do to attract a better quality workforce
Given the competitive and intense environment of attracting and retaining high-quality talent, the onus is on business leaders to improve. Usually, when we talk “talent”...
Woonsocket-based staffing agency’s focus is hyperlocal
By the end of its third day in business in mid-October, more than 20 people had come into Reigning Love Staffing Agency to ask...
PBN panelists: Companies need top-level commitment to break diversity, inclusion barriers
As the workforce in contemporary America changes rapidly, diversity and inclusion initiatives have taken on new dimensions, and more significance. Now they mean more than...
This is the skill employers desire most
The job world is changing so rapidly it’s next to impossible to know what to do even in the short term to get ahead,...
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