From The New York Times | A study by Boston College’s Sloan Center on Aging & Work has found that older workers are more willing to take a pay cut when searching for jobs than their younger counterparts — 77 percent versus 64 percent.
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Hyatt defends safety record after OSHA complaints
Hyatt Hotels Corp. defended its safety record Tuesday, following an announcement by the hotel workers union that it has filed complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on behalf of Hyatt housekeepers.
The complaints are being filed on behalf of workers at 12 Hyatt properties, including four in Chicago, citing more than 780 injuries that have been recorded on OSHA logs at those hotels. Unite Here, the union filing the complaints, cited injury rates that are 50 percent higher than the rest of industry.
Robb Webb, chief human resources officer for Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation called Unite Here’s accusations of a dangerous work environment “false” and aimed at increasing union membership and dues. Get the full story »
Survey: Recession drives bosses and workers closer
Few bosses need worry that their employees want their jobs as most workers are just happy to be employed, and one fifth would even have a fling with their boss if it helped their career, according to a U.S. survey.
The U.S. recession has driven bosses and their employees closer together and only 30 percent of employees want their boss’s stressful job, recruitment firm Adecco Staffing U.S. found in a poll tied to National Boss Day in mid-October.
But the survey found that some people are willing to go to greater lengths to keep their jobs in a tough market. Get the full story »
Workers wired to jobs during weekends, vacations
By Kiah Haslett
| More workers feel that staying connected means staying in a job, according to a new survey from InterCall, a conferencing communication company located in Chicago.
Nearly a third of workers feel the need to be connected to work during weekends, vacations and holidays, and a quarter admitted fearing the perception they’re not committed to their jobs if they don’t stay connected to work during their time off.
