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Published on: Jul 31, 2013 The latest reading on consumer confidence, released this morning by the Conference Board, showed a larger-than-expected decline in July. The drop in confidence comes just one month after reaching a five-year high. Meanwhile, a separate survey conducted by the University of Michigan...

Published on: Jul 30, 2013 More Hiring on the Horizon? As President Obama prepares to address the state of jobs today in a speech from one of Amazon.com’s massive fulfillment warehouses, there are new signs that the nation’s job engine is steadily improving. The speech comes just one...

Published on: Jul 23, 2013 This week, Kate Middleton and Prince William's much anticipated and oft discussed pregnancy ended with a baby boy. Prince William will take a 2 weeks paid paternity leave from the Royal Air Force, sparking debates worldwide about paternity policies. For companies, determining...

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2013 The number of chief executive officer departures totaled 94 in June, down 9.6 percent from 104 in May and 5.0 percent lower than the 99 departures recorded in the same month last year, according to the latest report on CEO turnover released...

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2013  June Job Cut Report Due Wednesday, July 3 Monthly job cuts declined for the third consecutive month in May, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to trim payrolls by 36,398 during the month, 4.5 percent fewer than 38,121 cuts in April. The May total...

Affordable Care Act Survey Are You Prepared? Published June 23, 2013 Despite the potential for increased costs and more regulatory red tape, 82 percent of companies recently surveyed by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. plan to continue providing health care coverage to their workers when...

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2013 Challenger focused on telecommuting trends, specifically the announcements by Yahoo and Best Buy to suspend that option, bad leadership, and companies' response to the Affordable Care Act at this year's SHRM conference held in Chicago....

Monthly job cuts declined for the third consecutive month in May, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to trim payrolls by 36,398 during the month, 4.5 percent fewer than 38,121 cuts in April. The May total was 41 percent lower than the same month a year...

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