Category: Workforce

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Offices Romances

Flirting With Office Disaster? Minimize The Risk Of Office Romances

Minimize the risks associated with office romances; here are a few tips to keep in mind. Every year around Valentine’s Day, offices across Arizona smell of freshly-delivered flowers and Belgian chocolates. But what if the person sending the flowers and … Continue reading

Office Productivity, Interior Design

Dispelling Myths Of Workplace Productivity From An Interior Design Prospective

It’s no secret that our immediate surroundings tremendously impact on how we feel.  Colors, materials, fabrics and lighting play a big part in creating an atmosphere or “mood” — something that we all are accustomed to in resorts, restaurants and … Continue reading

Office Holiday Parties

Avoiding Unhappy Office Holiday Parties

Avoiding Unhappy Office Holiday Parties Everyone loves a good company holiday party. They’re usually a fun way to unwind with your peers in a non-work environment, but sometimes these situations can take a quick turn for the worse. From sexual … Continue reading

Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy

Coalition For Affordable Solar Energy Concerned Arizona Jobs At Stake

The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) are concerned that jobs will be lost in Arizona due to the SolarWorld anti-trade petition. Arizona is the third-largest employer in solar-related fields in America with … Continue reading

Work-Life Programs, Balancing Work and Family

Work-Life Programs, Balancing Work And Family

I spent several hours this week reviewing nomination forms for the Top Workplaces for Women in the Valley. It was refreshing to read that numerous Valley employers offer work-life programs to help workers (both men and women) minimize work-life conflict. … Continue reading

Arizona Small Business Association seeks new CEO

Arizona Small Business Association Seeks New CEO

After engineering a successful turnaround as CEO of Arizona Small Business Association, Donna Davis announces today she will not be renewing her contract, which ends December 31. She will continue to lead the organization and assist with the on boarding of a … Continue reading

Nonexempt Vs. Exempt Employees

Exempt Employees Versus Nonexempt Employees

Classifying employees as exempt or nonexempt might seem easy at first glance.  Either they are salaried or they are hourly.  Accordingly, they either are eligible to earn overtime for hours worked or they are not. But it’s not that simple. … Continue reading

Facebook Timeline

What Facebook Timeline Means For Job Seekers

An Intro to Facebook Timeline It might be time to brush up on your Kierkegaard, because Facebook is about to become very existential. The new profile, called Facebook Timeline, is not concerned with what you are doing. It wants to … Continue reading

Women in Construction AZ - AZ Business Magazine September/October 2011Arizona Business Magazine September/October 2011

Women in Construction AZ Provides A Women-Only Environment To Network

Women in Construction AZ provides a women-only environment to congregate, relate concerns and network The blueprint for success in the construction industry is no longer signed with ink and set in stone. It’s going through a few revisions, redrafting from … Continue reading

Arizona Multihousing Association Career and Job Fair

Arizona Multihousing Association Career And Job Fair

The Arizona Multihousing Association is hosting its first property management career and job fair on Tuesday, October 11th at the Phoenix Convention Center. Twenty of the largest apartment management companies are coming together with approximately a thousand job openings for this … Continue reading

Arizona Commerce Authority - AZ Business Magazine September/October 2011Photo: Chuck Tidd, Arizona Business Magazine September/October 2011

Arizona Commerce Authority Aims To Bolster The Business Environment

The new kid on Arizona’s economic development scene is poised to shake things up. The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), a public/private entity, is not merely a name change, a rebranding of the Arizona Department of Commerce that over the years … Continue reading

Chris Mason, Polsinelli Shughart

Polsinelli Shughart Welcomes New Shareholder, Adds Labor And Employment Focus

Polsinelli Shughart has added a labor and employment focus to the firm’s Trial department with the addition of Christopher Mason, a labor and employment attorney. Now a shareholder to the department, Mason will assist Polsinelli’s clients with a range of … Continue reading

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