Recession leads to con artistry boom in Asia
A man in Taipei walks past an anti scam poster as Asia reels under recession effects.
Taipei: When 96 people from China arrived at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei after paying hundreds of dollars to compete in a music contest offering big
Company layoff plans expected to decline, Watson Wyatt survey finds
A new update to an ongoing series of surveys conducted by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, shows that most companies have already made most of their intended sweeping changes. However, many expect to make further cost-cutting changes
Job Seekers Increasingly Desperate
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For many of the recently unemployed, the opportunities seem very limited these days, and the fear is growing that their former jobs are gone for good. All that means that any job opening - however unlikely - is drawing a crowd, reports
A Fun Filled Day
It has been a while since I have written a new blog, I know, but I have been busy looking for work. Thankfully, one of the temp agencies has finally pulled through and has a 1 week assignment for me starting this Wednesday. It is only for 1 week
Uncle Sam's jobless gift has strings Five things you should know if you're unemployed
1. Unemployment benefits are taxable. Severance payments, sick pay and unused vacation pay also are taxable as income by the federal government. Some states also tax unemployment benefits.
Anyone who received any unemployment benefits should receive a
Around Town
In an effort to help workers and job seekers in the current tough economic climate, State Sen. Glenn Anderson will bring together state and local officials to host a town hall meeting for workers and job seekers 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Livonia Senior
Around Westland
In an effort to help workers and job seekers in the current tough economic climate, state Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland, will bring together state and local officials to host a town hall meeting 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Livonia Senior Center, 15218
Farewell e-mails let you exit with grace or a grudge
WASHINGTON When Jim Neill got laid off, he sent around a farewell e-mail with a subject line designed to get people's attention: "Free food in the employee lounge."
Then Neill, who had been with the National Association of Manufacturers for years, left
Library provides help for workers
With a quarter-century of human resources experience behind her, Kim Wright has had to deliver news of layoffs to enough people in her time.
She's even gotten the same person twice.
With that unique perspective of the employment layoff seen from both
The unseemly death of football at Western
BELLINGHAM ? The brick-covered quad at Western Washington University is always scrawled with chalk expressions of passion and frustration, joy and happiness.
Baseball is a common theme these days, especially the return of Ken Griffey Jr. to the
