May 13th, 2011
Starkville and Oktibbeha County residents looking for an opportunity to help with relief efforts in many of the tornado-ravaged areas around the state will have another opportunity to do so in neighboring Webster County this week.
This is good to see people helping out those who are in need.
Oktibbeha-Starkville Emergency Response Volunteer Services will be taking a … Read More...
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April 26th, 2011
As a line employee, it is highly likely that your number one concern at work is your safety and health on the job. After all, you may be working with hazardous chemicals, or with high-temperature machines, or with machines with open, moving parts. Or, you may be working with all of these things!
You may be interested to … Read More...
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April 16th, 2011
If you believe that you’ve done everything you can in your power to keep your current job but it just seems that it’s not working you may need a little help. If deciding to quite your job is high on your list of concerns you may find the following article some help.
These are the top ten reasons … Read More...
Tags: Quit Your Job
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March 27th, 2011
As you yourself or co-workers may have had some pretty lame excuses I thought this article would be very appropriate.
I know from time to time it may be difficult to explain “why” a person has to have a certain day off when it is not available.
Tardy Employee Excuses… Read More...
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February 27th, 2011
What do you think of OSHA’s published final rule 72:64341-64430 that stipulates that the
employer must pay for required personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This has been in works for a while now and the changes to the standard are to help clarify the type of personal protective equipment employers are suppose to provide and pay for at no … Read More...
Tags: equipment, personal, protective
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February 12th, 2011
Milwaukee voices it’s financial condition as to employee benefits
“We are broke in this state. We have been broke for years. People have ignored that for years. And it’s about time somebody stood up and spoke the truth. The truth is we don’t have money to offer,” Walker said.
On the state level, Walker wants public employees to … Read More...
Tags: benefits, employee
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February 7th, 2011
The nation’s public sector is just now realizing the size and scope of the problem of retiree medical costs, something the private sector did a decade ago or more.
But unlike the rules governing public pension plans, which require payment each year to fund the current and future costs, the rules for retiree medical benefits allow cities, counties … Read More...
Tags: benefits, employee
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February 3rd, 2011
It is amazing at how many people in the workforce are unaware of the options availabel to them for sick pay and benefits for medical leave.
This study done by Canada Life at goes to show how people do not look into their financial protectuion until they really need it. This is quite a concern as these days … Read More...
Tags: leave, medical, pay, sick
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January 31st, 2011
It seems like it depends of who you talk to about the comparison of work place sick leave and vacation plans.
The City of Tampa is no different but at least there is some insight as to the following article.
Tampa Government Workers News… Read More...
Tags: benefits, government
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January 29th, 2011
This could be an early sign of benefits for the healthcare industry. Stambush Staffing is showing that it will stand behind it’s workers and continue to provide very good employee benefits.
It may well be that it is a move to ensure Stambush keeps the good employees it already has in an industry that is positioned to see … Read More...
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