Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the nation an estimated $7.18 in medical care costs and lost productivity, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in a new study.
Productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 3.5% in the October-December quarter, a big improvement over the 1.1% growth rate in the previous quarter, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
The number of companies awarding bonuses during the holidays is dwindling, according to Hewitt Associates, the management consulting and outsourcing firm.
Lawyers for Ford Motor Co. and a group of managers suing the automaker for workplace discrimination have reached a tentative agreement to settle two high-profile class-action lawsuits, sources tell the Detroit News.
There has been a substantial reduction in productive work time for employees in all regions of the country during the two weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new study.
USA Today has conducted a review of the country's 100 largest companies and found that AutoNation, PepsiCo, and Duke Energy played leading roles in advancing the United States' productivity gains in the past five years.
Ford Motor Co. won a motion Friday to prevent sensitive personnel records from being publicized before the start of a discrimination trial instigated by current and former employees.
A human resources manager at Ford Motor Co.'s finance arm has sued the auto maker, accusing it of engaging in a widespread pattern of discrimination against white males.
A growing number of companies are turning to forced employee ranking appraisal systems as a way to make sure managers are honestly evaluating their employees.
