Be inclusive for all
Tracey Cunningham-Martins | AccessPoint RI CEO and president
Matching individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with barriers to employment with suitable employers is...
Fresh start
Does your company hire interns?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
If so, are they paid or unpaid internships?
Paid: 43%
Unpaid: 43%
Depends on the position: 14%
Our company does not offer...
PBN summit: Life sciences, blue economy growth face challenges in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Justin Fallon, a professor of neuroscience, psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, co-founded his company, Bolden Therapeutics Inc., in Rhode Island....
Panel: Adaptability is key in today’s job market
Though Rhode Island’s job numbers have largely rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, doesn’t exactly...
The cost of layoffs: Looking beyond pink slips
When economic adversity collides with a business plan, the response to the cost issues must be prompt – and it must be right. When...
Daily routine
What time do you typically start your day?
5-6 a.m.: 56%
6-7 a.m.: 22%
7-8 a.m.: 22%
8-9 a.m.: 0%
Later than 9 a.m.: 0%
What is your morning routine...
RIPTA, bus drivers union agree to 16.7% hourly pay increase
PROVIDENCE – Bus drivers with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will see a 16.7% increase in their hourly pay rate, effective this week.
RIPTA’s...
Recruit through training
Cody Fino | Community College of Rhode Island executive director of workforce partnerships
With low unemployment rates, employers need to develop innovative strategies to find...
Snack time!
Does your company offer refreshments at the office?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
What kind of refreshments does your company offer? (Select multiple)
Coffee/tea: 100%
Water dispenser: 86%
Soda/drinks: 43%
Bagged snacks:...
PBN workforce summit: Flexibility ‘the best asset you can have at...
PROVIDENCE – With Rhode Island now having regained more than 90% of jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may feel that the...