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The uncertain vacation culture created by America’s managers has led to $272 billion in accumulated vacation time sitting on the balance sheets of U.S. businesses this year, according to a new Project: Time Off report, The High Price of Silence: Analyzing the Business Implications of an Under-Vacationed Workforce. Private sector vacation liability has surged 21 […]

According to a new study by Princeton University and Harvard University, the average American worker is indifferent to flexible work schedules and instead prefers a set 40-hour workweek. It comes down to pay: Most workers, men and women, aren’t willing to take even a small pay cut to set their own schedules. However, if given

The September Issue of the Chapter Activity Countdown is now available. This issue features articles on fall district and chapter meetings, board of director biographies, the upcoming free webinar on Violence and Active Shooter Assailants in the Workplace, and more. Thank you, Mary Kay Krisman and others who continue to prepare this excellent publication. Please

Law enforcement officials have stated that active shooter events are the most pressing public safety priority. In recent years, active shooter events have tripled and the number of people killed at these events at has increased 150%. Numerous federal agencies report that workplace violence and active shooter events will continue to increase. This informative webinar

On the days they worked in 2015, 24 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at home. The share of workers doing some or all of their work at home grew from 19 percent in 2003 to 24 percent in 2015. Workers in managerial and professional occupations were more likely than

The International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a total of $43,286,407 in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs. These grants will improve the capacity of the workforce system to seamlessly connect dislocated workers, unemployment insurance claimants, the long-term unemployed

The number of information technology (IT) workers now stands at 4.6 million, compared with just 450,000 in 1970 according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. This upsurge means that IT workers now represent 2.9 percent of the U.S. labor force. IT workers are more likely to be men, and

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Many millennials are redefining the way we think about getting work done by prioritizing purpose-driven work. To blend work with purpose, they are seeking technology that enables innovation, collaboration, and flexibility. Some of our key findings include: Purpose: While millennials believe the pursuit of profit is important, less than half say it should be the