Last Nov. 8, while millions of Americans flocked to the polls, the U.S. Labor Department slyly released an embarrassing report. The “Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Gold Standard Evaluation,” completed ...

Every organization has various positions within the company. Management, administrative, sales and customer service are common departments. Within those departments is a hierarchy that determines the ...

Job training and workforce development programs have long been plagued by weak wage and job-persistence outcomes. Since the United States spends markedly less on these types of programs than do other ...

Laci is the Global Senior HR Analyst at XpertHR, a division of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Under today’s pay equity spotlight, companies need to answer a lot of questions. How does the HR department ...

Training and development describes the formal, ongoing efforts that are made within organizations to improve the performance and self-fulfillment of their employees through a variety of educational ...

A comprehensive job evaluation system helps you ensure that your company's pay and promotion structure reflects an equitable system. Using a job evaluation system can be especially helpful to a small ...

American employers are still having great difficulty filling many jobs. Some – especially those in professional services, health care, education, information technology and advanced manufacturing - ...

A handful of innovators have developed successful programs to help lift low-income workers into the middle class. Can their model become the norm? By Steve Lohr Steve Lohr, a longtime reporter for The ...

Most workers (70%) say they currently have the education and training they need to get ahead in their job or career. Still, a sizable share (30%) say they need more education and training. Not ...

Sandra Claxton always worked without a financial cushion. That’s typical for the low-wage workers who perform the vital work of caring for the infirm and elderly as health aides, certified nursing ...