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CareerBuilder Survey: temporary and contract hiring to increase in 2012
About 36 percent of American businesses will hire contract or temporary workers in 2012, up from 34 percent in 2011, 30 percent in 2010, and 28 percent in 2009, a new national survey finds. Of the companies hiring temporary or contract workers this year, 35 percent have plans to hire them on a permanent basis. […]
Insurers settle with A.G. over online in-network lists
Eight health insurers have agreed to maintain accurate provider directories on their websites as part of a settlement with the state attorney general’s office. The
Businesses expect growth in 2012, but uncertainty remains
SYRACUSE — Although employment in the region is up 1 percent, businesses remain uncertain about the future and legislative, regulatory, and policy issues still dominate
Gallagher Benefit Services wants to expand in Syracuse
SALINA — The head of a national employee-benefits consulting firm’s Syracuse–area office wants to expand the company’s reach in the region over the next several
Staffing firms are upbeat about CNY job market in 2012
Central New York seems poised for strong job-placement market in 2012, according to officials from a pair of major staffing firms operating in the area. “I think we’re getting stronger,” says Peter DeBottis, branch manager at Manpower’s Syracuse office. “The local companies are talking to us more about their needs.” Manpower is a division of the Milwaukee–based
Study: 401(k) investors seek more balanced portfolios
Participants in 401(k) plans are using balanced approach in their portfolios rather than completely shunning stocks to avoid the turmoil of up-and-down markets, according to a recent national report. The report, released jointly by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Investment Company Institute (ICI) in December, defined equities as including equity funds, company stock, and
Hamilton Group owners launch accelerated vendor-payment venture
SALINA — Kenneth Walsleben does not know how to twist time. Yet it sounds like his new business will send clocks spinning in all different directions. The business, Hamilton Capital Resources, LLC, aims to allow clients to take longer to pay their vendors — while simultaneously shortening the amount of time it takes those vendors
Former employees of Fulton’s Birds Eye plant can apply for federal aid
FULTON — Almost 300 workers who lost their jobs when the Birds Eye plant in Fulton shuttered Dec. 16 will be able to apply for
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