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Reasons to cheer a jump in temp hiring
Companies are hiring, but more often they're bringing on temporary employees to meet their labor needs. Will a rise in temps lead to more permanent hiring? With more than 15 million people in the U.S....
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How a housing slump will slow the jobs train
Will a housing double dip deflate the wheezing jobs recovery? It seems impolite to ask, what with employment growth sucking wind already. Companies added just around 100,000 jobs a month over the past...
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Why companies are about to start hiring
In a nutshell, it's because they don't have much choice. The bright spot in a drab employment picture is that workers have been stretched so thin during the past couple years that companies are going...
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On Labor Day, a grim picture for workers
Two years after the recession ended, U.S. workers still face a grim job market. And with tepid economic growth and an election year breeding uncertainty, companies are likely to have the upper hand for...
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Not quite the union label
Can a hybrid union/professional association give white-collar employees a voice at work without the power of collective bargaining? By Stephenie Overman, contributor FORTUNE -- Labor unions have...
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Twitter Face-off: Can Wal-Mart really afford to pay its workers more?
I took to the Twittersphere to defend my article on Wal-Mart's pay problem. FORTUNE -- Earlier this week, I wrote an article saying Wal-Mart could afford to significantly increase what it pays its...
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How Gap's wage hike will boost its bottom line
MIT operations expert Zeynep Ton argues that the clothing retailer's pledge to increase worker pay is about much more than good PR.
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Fast-food workers: We’re not lovin’ it
FORTUNE — Fast-food workers are continuing their struggle for higher wages and better working conditions Thursday, with protests and strikes planned in more than 150 U.S. cities and 30 countries....
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Study: Labor concerns vex top retailers
FORTUNE — Labor issues, interest rates and security breaches are among the concerns keeping the top U.S. retailers awake at night. That’s according to professional services firm BDO USA, which released...
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Wal-Mart’s woes just keep piling up
The hits keep coming for Wal-Mart WMT – after posting disappointing earnings earlier this month, the big-box retailer was dealt news that advisory firms like ISS and CTW Investment Group are advising...
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Slacking off: New data show the largest drop in labor productivity in six years
U.S. labor productivity saw its largest decline in six years in the first quarter of the year, slipping a steeper-than-expected 3.2%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The report showed...
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Time to ditch the polite talk about “income inequality.” We know who’s...
In the debate over income inequality, there is contention over every claim—from whether the pay gap is truly growing to whether the rich-getting-richer is simply the hallmark of a dynamic economy. As...
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Amazon union push: Practically built to fail
An Amazon warehouse Technical workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Middletown, Delaware had the chance to elect union representation on Wednesday in the first-ever union election held at an Amazon...
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Occupational hazards: U.S. workplace deaths top those in Europe
Working in the United States is more dangerous than working in the European Union, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers show the U.S. had 3.1 deaths per 100,000...
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Here’s where a minimum wage hike would do the most good
Earlier this month, Vermont increased its minimum wage to $10.50 – the highest in the nation and the first statewide rate to exceed the $10.10 hourly rate advocated by President Barack Obama. While the...
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In limiting Obama’s appointment power, Supreme Court voids worker rights
A Supreme Court decision on Thursday reined in the president’s power to temporarily fill senior government positions without a Senate vote. The complicated, unanimous decision written by Justice...
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Wage Watch: Massachusetts gets a pay hike, Ikea’s worker raise has limits
With new $11 rate, Massachusetts captures minimum wage crown On Thursday, Massachusetts became the ninth state this year to raise its minimum wage and, in doing so, claimed the title of highest-paying...
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Supreme Court delivers blow to public unions
Public unions dodged what could have been a lethal bullet on Monday in what’s been touted as the most important labor case the Supreme Court has considered in decades. The Justices decided in a 5-4...
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Hobby Lobby Supreme Court ruling: Paving the way for gay rights losses?
In arguably the most anticipated Supreme Court decision of this term, the nation’s top court ruled 5-4 on Monday that family-owned corporations could not be forced to provide employees with insurance...
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S. Africa hit by new strike as metalworkers look to copy miners’ success
Over 200,000 South African steel and engineering workers went on strike Tuesday, in what threatens to be a rerun of a crippling five-month strike by platinum miners that only ended last week. Thousands...
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