Human Resources & Management
Joy Global to temporarily close operating unit, lay off 113
Joy Global Surface Mining Inc. announced today it will temporarily close an operating unit its Milwaukee facility and lay off 113 workers beginning Nov. 30.
A Volkswagen education: Everything begins and ends at the top
Tens of billions of dollars down the drain will be the result of Volkswagen chief executive officer Martin Winterkorn’s lapse in supposedly being unaware that his company attempted to cheat its way to success.
GE to lay off 350 employees in Waukesha
GE Power & Water has announced it will stop manufacturing gas engines in Waukesha and lay off 350 manufacturing workers there.
The importance of checking out
We are not robots. Having an "always on" mentality can negatively affect your health, your personal life, your loved ones, and your employer.
Work hard, play hard: Zywave grows by serving unique niche
Dave O’Brien leans into each week with the mantra, “Around here, Mondays never suck.”
That saying is among the most...
Wisconsin added 47,600 jobs in the past year
Wisconsin added 47,600 jobs from August 2014 to August 2015, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Wisconsin added 7,200 private sector jobs in August
Wisconsin’s private sector employers added 7,200 jobs in August, according to the monthly estimates released today by the state Department of Workforce Development.
Workplace violence – A hidden national tragedy
The murder of two Virginia news journalists on live TV by a disgruntled former station employee creates a sense of vulnerability in all of us. How can good people, merely doing their jobs, lose their lives at work? Though incidents of fatalities are rare, the Roanoke, Va. violence reminds us that such workplace acts are not rare enough. In fact, there are 2 million workers per year who are victims of some sort of workplace violence. So what can employees and employers do to reduce this risk?
U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August
The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the smallest monthly job increase since March.
New Resources Consulting adds N.C. office
Milwaukee-based New Resources Consulting has opened a new office in Winston Salem, N.C., which will serve the East Coast region.
