Career & Workplace
Career & Workplace
Certified Diverse Businesses By Julie A. Dialessi-Lafley, Esq. and Britaney N. Guzman-Bailey, Esq. It is no secret that running a profitable business can be difficult. It can be even more […]
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Culture Shift Diversity, equity, and inclusion — commonly known as DEI — has become a well-recognized expression in the world of employment, human resources, and executive suites. But Nicole […]
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Starting Fresh By John S. Gannon, Esq. The new year often brings new challenges to your business. But it also brings new opportunities. Picture this scenario: after months of […]
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Coping with the Elements Allison Ebner counts herself a fan of the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch, which chronicles the lives of crews fishing for king and snow crab […]
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Expanding the Talent Pipeline Leaders from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, also known as MassTech, recently announced a $5 million award from the Healey-Driscoll administration to UMass Amherst to help create […]
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Striking Results Jasmine Kerrissey acknowledged that, when it comes to labor and business management, it’s difficult, but not impossible, to chart who’s winning and losing the various types of skirmishes […]
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Fired Up By Elizabeth Sears The Women’s Leadership Conference is turning up the heat this year. When Bay Path University’s signature annual conference returns to the MassMutual Center on […]
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Learning Experience Aundrea Paulk says many of her friends and colleagues call her a “sponge.” And she likes to use that phrase herself. She believes it conveys what she […]
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Home Sweet Home Make no mistake, Meredith Wise says — employers miss those bustling offices where all their employees used to come to work. And after almost three years of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The construction industry registered 388,000 job openings in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job […]
Let the Buyer Beware By Alexander Marsh and Jeremy Saint Laurent, Esq. Historically, non-competition agreements have been a useful tool for employers to protect their businesses, financials, and proprietary […]
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What’s in a Job? Michael Galat says Big Y has a story to tell, and its employees do, too. And sharing those stories goes a long way toward building and […]
Employers Should Look at Each Candidate as an Individual By Kelly Moulton and Mia McDonald In the midst of the Great Resignation, employers are desperate to hire new staff. […]
SPRINGFIELD — Tiffany Appleton has been named president of the board of directors at Dakin Humane Society in Springfield. Appleton joined the board in 2017 and served as its secretary from […]
FLORENCE — Florence Bank announced that president and CEO Kevin Day will retire on Nov. 25, and a focused search is underway for a new leader. Day took over as […]