Workplace

PROVIDENCE – In its 31st iteration of the Educator award, the Milken Family Foundation has awarded a $25,000 award to Michelle Johnson in recognition...

Does your company offer on-the-job training? Yes: 100% No: 0%What qualities do you value most in a trained employee? (select any that apply) Strong problem-solving skills: 85.7% Leadership...

PROVIDENCE – The deadline for organizations to submit applications for the first ever PBN Diversity & Inclusion Awards is Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.Th...

Rhode Island has been making things ever since Europeans arrived on the shores of Narragansett Bay. First it was boats, then textiles and finally...

Do you believe that, overall, Rhode Island’s public policies facilitate the efforts of small businesses in the state? No: 81.3% Yes: 18.7%Are you confident that state...

Pete walked into his boss’s office. “Ms. Smith, I’ll be straight with you. I know the economy isn’t great, but I have three companies...

Does your company conduct employee-performance reviews? Yes: 80% No: 20%Did you or your company have to demote an employee(s)? No: 53.3% Yes: 46.7%What were the reasons for the...

Ocean State women are still struggling to make inroads in some traditionally male-dominated fields, including jobs that might not immediately come to mind, such...

Does your company hold emergency-preparedness drills? No: 66.7% Yes: 33.3%Does your company have written protocols in place for emergency readiness? Yes: 61.5% No: 38.5%Did your company recently have...

PROVIDENCE – After falling 0.1 percentage points month-to-month in August, the Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rested at 4.0 percent, per a report...