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September 12, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

According to a recent study published in the July/August issue of the Journal for Healthcare Quality, temporary workers employed in healthcare emergency departments are more likely to make medication errors, American Medical News reports. Authors used data drawn from drug error reporting system MEDMARX to reveal that of the 24,000 errors committed at 592 U.S.…

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September 12, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

When it comes to firing employees, the onus sometimes falls on members of a company's human resources administration to provide impart the bad news. According to TLNT, many managers and HR workers tend to handle firing improperly, which could result in a lawsuit or a tarnished company reputation. Author John Hollon notes that one of…

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September 9, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

A recent study by MBO Partners attempted to determine the motives of those who choose to work independently rather than at a salaried position, Staffing Industry Analysts reports. The survey defines an independent worker as a person who is locked into a fixed-term contract, a contract worker who found a job through a temporary agency,…

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September 8, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

According to a recent government report, 4,700 temporary worker jobs were added in August, while the percentage of temp workers in the overall labor force rose slightly to 1.7 percent, Reuters reports. Fox News points out that larger companies are typically the ones to be hiring temps. The majority of job growth has been seen…

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September 7, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

Across the country, communities are experiencing an influx of temporary workers, as businesses - especially small companies - continue to deal with fluctuating market conditions. But the idea of temporary work for individuals who are used to full-time positions can be a bit demoralizing. Instead, job searchers may want to consider that many businesses use…

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September 6, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

Over the Labor Day weekend, lawmakers across the country focused on possible solutions to boost unemployment and qualify more individuals as permanent and temporary workers. At a rally in Michigan, President Barack Obama, joined by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council, proposed increasing the amount of names on payrolling sheets by recommitting to rebuilding the…

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September 2, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

Today's workforce is benefiting from rapidly increasing technologies that enable employees - whether permanent or contract workers - to perform their jobs anywhere at any time. This ability has led employees to value job flexibility more highly, some even to the point that they would take cuts in pay for more scheduling freedom, a recent…

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September 1, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

A company's human resources administration is tasked with managing employees and items related to their well-being, such as benefits and payrolling. However, HR departments are increasingly focusing on how to boost workers' health. Now, even the federal government has joined the action, and is offering health grants to state governments to help businesses and local…

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August 31, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

National employment figures were less than impressive in August, as permanent and contract workers were forced to deal and operate in a volatile marketplace. ADP's National Employment Report showed a pace below what's needed to maintain a consistent unemployment rate. In August, the U.S. nonfarm private business sector added 91,000 jobs, a decrease from the…

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August 30, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

For the past century or so, America's power has grown concurrently with its investment in manufacturing and innovation, which fueled the nation's economy and provided millions of jobs to permanent and contract workers. However, in recent years, manufacturing has slowed. In fact, a recent study from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank revealed a staggering drop…

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