A recent study by MBO Partners attempted to determine the motives of those who choose to work independently rather than at a salaried position, Staffing Industry Analysts reports. The survey defines an independent worker as a person who is locked into a fixed-term contract, a contract worker who found a job through a temporary agency,…

According to a recent government report, 4,700 temporary worker jobs were added in August, while the percentage of temp workers in the overall labor force rose slightly to 1.7 percent, Reuters reports. Fox News points out that larger companies are typically the ones to be hiring temps. The majority of job growth has been seen…

Across the country, communities are experiencing an influx of temporary workers, as businesses - especially small companies - continue to deal with fluctuating market conditions. But the idea of temporary work for individuals who are used to full-time positions can be a bit demoralizing. Instead, job searchers may want to consider that many businesses use…

Over the Labor Day weekend, lawmakers across the country focused on possible solutions to boost unemployment and qualify more individuals as permanent and temporary workers. At a rally in Michigan, President Barack Obama, joined by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council, proposed increasing the amount of names on payrolling sheets by recommitting to rebuilding the…

Today's workforce is benefiting from rapidly increasing technologies that enable employees - whether permanent or contract workers - to perform their jobs anywhere at any time. This ability has led employees to value job flexibility more highly, some even to the point that they would take cuts in pay for more scheduling freedom, a recent…

A company's human resources administration is tasked with managing employees and items related to their well-being, such as benefits and payrolling. However, HR departments are increasingly focusing on how to boost workers' health. Now, even the federal government has joined the action, and is offering health grants to state governments to help businesses and local…

National employment figures were less than impressive in August, as permanent and contract workers were forced to deal and operate in a volatile marketplace. ADP's National Employment Report showed a pace below what's needed to maintain a consistent unemployment rate. In August, the U.S. nonfarm private business sector added 91,000 jobs, a decrease from the…

For the past century or so, America's power has grown concurrently with its investment in manufacturing and innovation, which fueled the nation's economy and provided millions of jobs to permanent and contract workers. However, in recent years, manufacturing has slowed. In fact, a recent study from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank revealed a staggering drop…

Employers, policy wonks and lawmakers nationwide have been grappling with how to restart the American economy and get unemployed and temporary workers back in the office. In this quest, many have looked to Texas as a model. Since 2009, half of all net jobs in the United States were created in Texas, a state that…

There are a number of methods a company's human resources administration can employ to boost permanent and contract employees' productivity levels. However, many HR departments probably don't consider napping to be one of those tools. Yet, a recent article in Inc. magazine explains how instituting a napping policy can actually help employees recharge and, ultimately,…