Author: SupremeCmdr
Why Some People Shouldn’t Drink Alcohol
Interesting x-ray.
Scary Chart of the Day – 10/29/10
Calculated Risk: Housing Bust impacting Manager Mobility
One of the strengths of the U.S. labor market has been the flexibility associated with labor mobility at all levels of employment – households could easily move from one region to another for better employment. The sharp decline in house prices, leaving homeowners with significant negative equity, appears to be limiting this flexibility.
Bad times for moving companies
It’s Saturday morning and I’m not sufficiently caffeinated, sitting in my office catching up on the news when I come across this chart. So I get up and get another cup of Joe, sip and think a little more about just what this chart is telling me.
A lot.
Dabigatran = Pradaxa for Atrial Fibrillation
The anticoagulant drug dabigatran (Pradaxa) was cleared for market for preventing strokes and thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation, the FDA announced.
Hospital Admissions for Drug Reactions = 65,000 Annually
The report, released by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that there was a major increase in hospital discharges from effects of both prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as illegal drugs, among adults ages 45 and older.
Hospital admissions for drug-related conditions grew from about 30,000 per year to more than 65,000 per year — a 117% increase — between 1997 and 2008 for people ages 45 to 64, according to the report.
Sun Life to Sell Reinsurance Unit
NYL Sells Life Businesses in HK and Korea
Changing Attitudes Toward Work
Recession May Be Changing Americans’ Attitudes Toward Work
Ignore this attitudinal shift at your own risk. My consulting buddies and I have been advising companies on this issue for several years. What’s your company strategy to help the staff achieve balance between work and personal needs?
Social Security Retirement Age Should Go Up – American Academy of Actuaries
Posting of this link does not imply agreement with the stated position.
I try to avoid politics at all costs.
But these guys must not be French.
Welcome to My World – Contingent Staffing Update 10.26.10
Special Report on Contingent Staffing: Contingency Plan | workforce.com
Staffing company officials say the pace of contingent job growth suggests a shift toward more use of temporary labor at the expense of permanent jobs. Companies had to fire thousands of workers during this downturn and are leery of ramping up permanent employment too quickly. They can more easily downsize again if they hire mainly temporary employees.
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