Opinion: Emotions and economics explain stagnant wages
NEW YORK – The labor market appears to be quite strong, judging by June’s unemployment figures. The rate ticked up in June to 4...
R.I. officials confident corporate outings will increase this summer
Eighty percent of 2,200 chief financial officers queried across 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas report their firms do not offer an annual corporate outing...
In ‘insulated’ R.I., unions seen surviving court ruling
Paul A. Doughty, Local 799 Providence Firefighters union president, says he’s not concerned about possible membership drops or financial woes after a June 27...
Feeling fit
Are you a member of a fitness center/club?
No: 66.67%
Yes: 33.33%
How often do you exercise at a fitness center?
Never: 66.67%
Every other day: 33.33%
Every day: 0%
Once...
Pay-equity fight not over in R.I.
Women earn a median of $43,541 in Rhode Island, according to data from the National Partnership for Women & Families, which cited U.S. Census...
Five Questions With Jim Vincent
Jim Vincent | President, NAACP Providence Branch
1. What is on top of the NAACP Providence Branch agenda? Gentrification in Providence is on the rise,...
CEOs are working harder
What do CEOs do? They go to meetings, mainly. When not in meetings, they spend a lot of time on email.
So, CEOs are just...
Fiscally sound
When does your company put together its fiscal year budgets?
Spring: 40%
Fall: 40%
Winter: 20%
Summer: 0%
Is the budget an aspirational guide to operations or a strict...
Supreme Court ruling on unions expected to reduce bargaining power
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to revoke what is known as “fair share” fees from public-sector union members stands in opporition...
DLT reminds employers paid sick and safe time leave takes effect...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is reminding companies that the Healthy Safe Families and Workplaces Act takes effect July 1,...
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