Tag: personnel
Brown report charts path to strengthen teacher professional learning
PROVIDENCE – Stabilizing investments in public education, establishing a clear coaching model for instruction and finding time for districts to implement professional-learning strategies are...
When disability is a plus
Some large companies, such as Walgreen Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and The Proctor & Gamble Co., are successfully integrating people with disabilities into...
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...
Can a company have too much talent?
In 2014, journalist Matt Taibbi resigned from First Look Media, at the time a fledgling news organization only 10 months old. According to news...
RIMA, Toray Plastics to tackle labor shortage by driving people to...
NORTH KINGSTOWN - Toray Plastics America Inc. is growing thanks to increased demand for its products but there's a problem that many other employers...
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh hears about R.I.’s workforce issues during tour
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh toured Rhode Island with state leaders on Monday to learn about the state's workforce challenges and needs...
Governor’s panel tackles workforce issues
PROVIDENCE – Issues associated with Rhode Island's workforce were discussed during Gov. Daniel J. McKee's weekly R.I. 2030: Community Conversations event on Thursday.
A panel...
Avoiding HR pitfalls during COVID-19
As Rhode Island business leaders balance the desire to safely return to the workplace with efforts to keep the organization running smoothly, a resurgence...
Here’s how to prevent PTO stockpiling
When employees stockpile their paid-time-off hours, it can lead to a host of negative implications, including low employee morale, decreased productivity and a burden...
Hard choices ahead for working parents
Millions of American families are finding themselves in a jam, with their jobs requiring them to return to work on-site and plans from their...















