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Mercer: Health-benefit costs in line for 6.5-percent rise
Employers anticipate the cost of health-insurance coverage will rise slightly faster in 2013 than it has in recent years, according to early results from an upcoming survey. The average per-employee cost of health coverage will rise by about 6.5 percent in 2012, preliminary responses to an annual health-benefits survey show. The human-resources firm Mercer is […]
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Utica–Rome area tops state’s regions in job growth over the last year
The Utica–Rome metro area beat out all of New York’s metro areas with a 4.4 percent increase in private-sector jobs and a 3.2 percent rise
New York adds jobs in August, unemployment rate unchanged
New York added 8,100 jobs, including 3,300 in the private sector, in August, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent compared to July,
SYRACUSE — The Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm with an office in Syracuse, named a new chief operating officer this week. Robert Enright, who
Syracuse Q4 hiring plans mirror those of a year ago
Syracuse–area firms plan to hire in the fourth quarter of 2012 at a comparable rate as they did in the same period last year, according
Welch Allyn restructuring to cost 45 jobs in CNY
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn will eliminate 45 jobs over three years at its Skaneateles Falls headquarters as it carries out a companywide restructuring, but the location will not bear the brunt of the corporation’s planned employment cuts. The medical-device manufacturer announced on Sept. 10 that it will reduce its work force by 10 percent
Labor-law experts: Employers should consider anti-bullying policies
UTICA — Most people have been bullied at one point or another in their lives. For many, that sort of teasing and harassment takes place during the school years, and recent awareness of the pervasiveness of bullying at school led to the passage of the state’s Dignity for All Students Act on July 1. The
Sun Environmental Corp. grows quickly over two years
DeWITT — Sun Environmental Corp. wants to keep on trucking after two years of growth. The company, which industry veterans Matthew Notaro and James Hanmer founded in June 2010, specializes in environmental remediation like underground storage-tank removal, industrial cleaning, and contaminated-soil remediation. It also works in waste transportation and disposal as well as consulting. Sun
Welch Allyn to cut 275 jobs globally over three years
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn plans to cut its global workforce by 10 percent over three years as part of a companywide restructuring. The medical
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