Benefits Manager

According to the newest Regus Business Confidence Index, employers expect to hire new graduates, freelancers and remote workers, as they try to increase their employee numbers while remaining flexible and rapidly scalable in this economy.

Job openings throughout the U.S. have increased for the third consecutive month, with a 0.7 percent uptick month-over-month and 9 percent from last year, finds SimplyHired.coms October Employment Outlook.

Despite the unemployment numbers, finding qualified employees is still a major issue facing employers, but by offering attractive benefit options, such as a telecommuting arrangement, many top job candidates will often take a second look at a potential employer, says Brandi Britton, district president at Robert Half International.

Struggling to deliver the big jobs package proposed by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats are using the issue to force Republican senators to vote on tax increases for millionaires, picking up on a White House theme that the nation's wealthiest Americans aren't paying their fair share.

Two days before the government's much-anticipated jobs report, a snapshot of employment trends in the service sector flashed an ominous sign.

The National Labor Relations Board is postponing the effective date of a new rule requiring most private businesses to put up a poster that tells workers about their right to form a union.

Employee evaluations are rarely fun for either party involved, but they are necessary for a company to move forward with its corporate goals. While tensions may be high, a human resources professional or manager can alleviate the uncomfortable situation with strong preparation and a well-defined plan.

Investors are not optimistic about their ability to build and maintain retirement savings, according to the September Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index. Nearly two-thirds of investors65 percentsay they have little or no control at all over their retirement savings.