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Local unemployment rates fell in August, but are still as much as a percent higher than they were a year ago, according to figures released
Mackenzie Hughes seminar tackles election-year HR headaches
DeWITT — Business human-resources departments should be ready to head off potential problems resulting from this year’s heated political-campaign period, attendees of a recent Central New York seminar heard. “It’s election season,” said Christian Jones, a partner in Mackenzie Hughes LLP’s business department. “Along with that season can come some difficult issues for employers with
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
How to Get the Most Out of Your New Hires From Day One
Many companies struggle with designing the right programs to effectively orient employees to the many facets of their roles. Follow these tips, and you’ll be armed with actionable strategies to obtain the peak performance you desire and deserve, straight out of the gate. Start the process before “Day One” Day one can be overwhelming
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
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