Thursday, April 18, 2024

TOPICS

Workplace

RHODE ISLAND ranks 41st, or 10th lowest, in average doctor salary in the nation, according to 24/7 Wall St., a financial news and opinion company. / COURTESY 24/7 WALL ST/GETTY IMAGES

Report: R.I. doctors among 10 lowest paid in U.S.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks 41st, or 10th lowest, in average doctor salary in the nation, according to 24/7 Wall St., a financial news...

Talking politics

Are political discussions dominating your workplace so far in 2017? Yes 33.3% No 66.7%   Do you think it's appropriate to talk politics in...

Social Security numbers sent to wrong recipients

PROVIDENCE – A printing issue is to blame for hundreds of retired city employees' Social Security numbers mistakenly being mailed to unrelated retirees, WPRI-TV...

RIMA hosts ‘Marijuana in the Workplace’ forum

WARWICK – With many changes recently in the legal landscape of marijuana use, the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association is hosting "Marijuana in the Workplace...
Wages up, jobs not so muchJob growth in Providence County from the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2016 was weak, ranking near the bottom of the 344 largest U.S. counties. But for those who were working, growth in the average weekly wage was robust. / Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

An either/or situation?

Is it better to see wages go up or see more jobs created? It's a question that many in Rhode Island could be asking...
THE R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in January. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

DOT: R.I. jobless rate dips in January to 4.7%, lower than...

(Updated, 4:10 p.m.)</font size> PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island fell to 4.7 percent in January, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points...
APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. jobless benefits rebounded last week from a 44-year low, returning to a range that still shows strength in the labor market. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

U.S. jobless claims rebounded last week from four-decade low

WASHINGTON - Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rebounded last week from a 44-year low, returning to a range that still shows strength in the...
RHODE ISLAND ranked third best in the nation in the Bloomberg News U.S. Gender-Equality Leadership Ranking. / COURTESY BLOOMBERG

R.I. third in gender-equality leadership ranking, eighth in gender-equality ranking

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked third in the annual Bloomberg News U.S. Gender-Equality Leadership Ranking and eighth in its U.S. Gender-Equality Ranking. Leadership rankings reflect...
PEAPOD has launched an online petition to advocate for free snacks for workers across the country. / COURTESY PEAPOD

Peapod launches online petition to promote free snacks in the workplace...

PROVIDENCE – Free snacks in the workplace? A dream come true, or just another way of keeping employees tied to the office and their...
COMPANIES ADDED the most workers in almost three years to U.S. payrolls in February on a surge in construction and manufacturing employment, data from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, N.J., showed Wednesday. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

ADP says companies in U.S. hired the most in almost three...

WASHINGTON - Companies added the most workers in almost three years to U.S. payrolls in February on a surge in construction and manufacturing employment,...
- Featured Event -

Latest News