Metrics

Poll: Executives rate HR higher than others do

08/14/2018

Executives think more highly of HR than managers do, and both give the function more love than nonmanagers do, according to a recent survey conducted by BambooHR.

Survey: 45% have gained weight in their current job

07/31/2018

Is your current job making you fat? A new CareerBuilder survey finds that 57% of workers believe they are overweight, and 45% say they’ve gained weight at their present job.

Snapshot: Telecommuting is the new normal

07/24/2018

More than two-thirds of employers permit some kind of telecommuting.

Most managers just tossed into the deep end

07/24/2018

More than half (59%) of new managers receive no training at all on how to manage.

Successful in sweatpants? Remote work has pros, cons

06/19/2018

Job seekers are enticed by work-from-home options but well aware of the pitfalls, suggests new research from global staffing firm Robert Half.

Snapshot: Summer jobs are paying real money

06/19/2018

Gone are the days when a student’s summer job came with a minimum wage paycheck.

Tax stats show contingent workforce has exploded

05/29/2018

W-2 wage statements, issued to employees, have declined slightly since 2000, but the number of 1099s has increased dramatically.

Snapshot: Employees who thought their onboarding process was great

05/22/2018

Few employees rave about their first day on the job, first time meeting their coworkers and their first opportunities to share their talents.

By the numbers: Women in the U.S. workforce

05/17/2018

As women continue to speak out for equality in the workplace, employers that align compensation systems and their organizational cultures to support working mothers will attract top talent.

Dress for success—even if standards have relaxed

05/15/2018

Climbing the corporate ladder still requires the right look, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam suggests.