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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 »

Report: Companies profit by investing in workers

By Alejandra Cancino | American Apparel is one of 12 companies that increased profitability by investing in employees at the bottom of the ladder, according to a report by Dr. Jody Heymann, the founding director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy.

That growth defies the common perception that investing in low-tier employees is an unnecessary expense, according to the report titled “Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder.”

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