Tag: Workforce Development
After pandemic, replacing workers will be costly
The labor market is changing rapidly with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Many organizations have laid off or furloughed workers, or are considering it....
UMass Dartmouth receives $4.6M grant from U.S. Navy for marine tech...
DARTMOUTH – The U.S. Navy has awarded a $4.6 million grant to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to fund research projects with the Newport-based...
Old folks have all the top jobs, and it’s not good...
Why so many of America’s best and brightest college graduates go into management consulting, finance or law school is a perennial question. There are...
Age discrimination is bad for bottom line
Of all the kinds of employment discrimination, hiring younger workers in preference to older ones earns the least public condemnation. That’s a growing problem,...
Roshni Darnal joins United Way as Grants and Initiatives Manager, Workforce...
Part of UWRI’s Community Investment team as Grants and Initiatives Manager for Workforce Development, Roshni Darnal oversees the organization’s work on adult education and...
Career setbacks: Are they helpful or hurtful in the long term?
How do early career setbacks affect our long-term success? Failures can help us learn and overcome our fears. But disasters can still wound us,...
Does new federal overtime rule go far enough for salaried workers?
An additional 1.3 million U.S. workers – including tens of thousands in Rhode Island – will be eligible for premium overtime pay now that...
This looks like the start of a great time for labor...
The tight labor market in the U.S. is leading to a shift in the balance of power between labor and capital, giving more leverage...
Q&A: Rebecca Slater
Rebecca Slater | Blakely Interior Design design project director
In 2015, Rebecca Slater left an MFA program at Suffolk University and discovered she could pursue...
Justin Sirotin OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin | OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin’s resume shows a large range of industrial design clients, from industrial equipment to sporting goods, pool...
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