Tag: Workplace

I recently read about a survey which found 46% of professionals feel they are underpaid. The survey did not go into what, if anything, these folks plan to do about it.

We covered a survey which found nearly half of HR managers (46%) have seen someone at their company moved down a rung on the career ladder.

Nearly three-quarters (74%) of employees polled by global staffing firm Robert Half said they’ve achieved a good to excellent work-life balance.

We covered a survey that revealed what bugs employees and managers about work meetings.

We covered a report that gave employers tips for addressing summer workplace issues such as dress code, hygiene and paid time off, among other things.

In a broad statement marking the first anniversary of the OregonSaves program, State Treasurer Tobias Read suggests the pace of signups is advancing, with an average of more than a thousand people now being registered a week to start contributing.

Obviously, I type a lot, given my job. And, I’ve noticed that some letters are either entirely or partially rubbed off—leading me to think these are the letters I most use.

Franklin Templeton last year launched the Spryng crowd funding platform for college savings; at this point the firm has not conducted a systematic review of profile performance, but anecdotally, gift givers have typically been a friend or family member of the account owner or beneficiary, though other examples of giving have demonstrated the broad power of the platform.

In the DC retirement plan industry, it is simply taken for granted that everyone should be saving more and that everyone should save as much as they possibly can; commentator Andrew Biggs offers some important caveats to the seemingly sensible recommendation.

As skilled Baby Boomer employees begin to reach the traditional retirement age, employers need to examine their policies and procedures to address the potential loss of talented and experienced workers.

Evidence mounts to show how cuts to public-employee pension benefits have reduced the ability of public-sector employers to compete with private-sector employers for skilled workers.

We covered a survey which found emotional reactions are common in the workplace.

You can find studies showing both that March Madness activities improve workplace morale and productivity or decrease it, and other studies say it cost employers money.

This past weekend, most of us “sprang forward”—moving our clocks ahead one hour.

Many people share every detail of their lives on Facebook.

We covered a survey that found many employees call in sick or come into work late the Monday after the Super Bowl.

Some folks are just not morning people, and it takes them a while to get going at work, while others may start the work day off with a bang and slow down as the work day goes on.

A new analysis from Questis takes a striking look back at the recent and not-so-recent development of workplace financial education in the United States; quotes from figures throughout history show how the problem of poor financial literacy has been around since the beginning of the American Republic.

For the first time in my career, I work for a company that provides both Thanksgiving Day and the day after as paid holidays.

The holidays are coming up.