Worldwide human resource experts are reporting a strategic shift in how companies recruit and retain talent, which has typically been considered an important driver of business competitiveness and growth, according to Executive Networks.

Men are getting hired more often than women, even though more men than women have lost jobs since the recession, according to a fact sheet released by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

More than half of privately held companies offered raises to their chief financial officers, and those CFOs make 45 percent less than CFOs of public companies, according to a new CFO compensation survey report by MyCFOnetwork.

With a slow demand for products and services as well as ongoing talent mismatches, the labor market is still facing slow job growth, reveals ManpowerGroup’s recent survey.

According to the SFN Group Employee Confidence Index, workers’ confidence regarding their personal employment dropped slipped 0.3 points to 47.8 in July, but workers’ economic optimism dropped significantly , with fewer respondents feeling confident in the strength of the economy and job availability.

Although the unemployment rate for Americans without disabilities experienced a slight decline in July 2011, disabled Americans have faced a growing unemployment numbers since July 2010, says the American Association of People with Disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Labor is introducing 23 grants for a totaly $5,436,148 million, dedicated to providing homeless veterans job training in an effort to help them succeed professionally in the civilian sector.

Between the latest commission regulations and uncertain employer attitudes, brokers are looking at a new health insurance landscape, and many are wondering if there's still a place for them in the market.