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Recession puts fear into workplace
UPI- Found: 4 hours ago
NEW YORK, March 23 (UPI) — The fear of layoffs is pushing many U.S. workers to silently cut back on some of their fringe benefits, concerned that the ax could fall, worker advocates said.

Saving money on child care
The Buffalo News- Found: 11 hours ago
The Lingle family-even with a whopping $600 in monthly child-care costs-count themselves lucky. They used to pay much more for the care of their two young sons. While her husband, Matthew, was in school, Margaux Lingle relied on her mother-in-law to care for her two boys as she worked part time as an accountant. But when grandma’s health began to fail, the Lingles were forced to cobble …

Thanking staff without a fistful of dollars
The Globe and Mail- Found: 11 hours ago
Remember the days of regular pay raises and (hello, AIG) hefty bonuses? That tide sure has shifted. Almost half of Canadian companies have imposed or are contemplating salary freezes, a Towers Perrin survey of 246 employers showed last month.

Commuters, employers prep for Tysons traffic nightmares
WTOP Radio Washington, DC- Found: 12 hours ago
Traffic planners and Tysons employers are working out how to ferry about 100,000 workers from around the region through an unnavigable network of bottlenecks that will persist for the next few years as two epic transportation projects begin.

5 Ways To Save On Child Care Costs
Investopedia- Found: 13 hours ago
With the cost of child care on the rise and the economy on the decline, what’s a parent to do?

As cuts loom, work-life balance begins to falter
MSNBC- Found: 14 hours ago
With the recession forcing businesses to cut back, employees are doing all they can to hang onto their jobs and are forgoing many of the benefits that once allowed them to balance the demands of work and family life.

Commuters and employers prepare for traffic nightmare around Tysons
The Washington DC Examiner- Found: 21 hours ago
Local employers have been meeting with transportation officials and each other to sort out the best ways to ease the strain on Tysons’ commuters. A major briefing is planned for Thursday. Dulles Rail’s most significant construction will get under way next year.

Cash found for national alert system
Australian IT- Found: 2009-03-22, 14:00 GMT
THE Rudd Government will offer “substantial” funding for a new national emergency early warning system at next month’s COAG meeting.

Finding a work-life balance is harder than ever
CTV Toronto- Found: 2009-03-21, 17:10 GMT
Life can feel like a constant battle between our professional and personal lives, especially now, with the economic distress making our lives more challenging than ever in so many ways.

A Rotating Exhibit Called Home
New York Times- Found: 2009-03-21, 15:07 GMT
Howard Werner and his wife, Michelle Stuhl, who are both artists who work with wood, both paid a lot of attention to woodwork when they decided to redo their apartment.

Thanking staff without a fistful of dollars
The Globe and Mail- Found: 2009-03-21, 05:21 GMT
Dissecting the latest workplace trends: employee recognition motivation pay raises staff rewards

5 Ways To Save On Child Care Costs
Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance- Found: 2009-03-20, 23:53 GMT
Child care costs can be a shock to new and expecting parents, but are some programs in place to help with the first few years.

Cash found for national alert system
The Australian- Found: 2009-03-20, 14:00 GMT
THE Rudd Government will offer “substantial” funding for a new national emergency early warning system at next month’s Council of Australian Governments meeting, two months after 210 people died in the Black Saturday bushfires.

Jindal’s March 13 2009 Press Release - Governor Jindalâs remarks outlining the FY 2009-2010 Executive Budget
KTAL Shreveport- Found: 2009-03-20, 10:34 GMT
BATON ROUGE – Below are Governor Jindal’s prepared remarks from this morning’s press conference to outline the FY 2009-2010 Executive Budget.

Headlines for the morning of Thursday, March 19, 2009
WKSU Kent State University- Found: 2009-03-19, 17:17 GMT
Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is ready to respond to allegations that he misused campaign contributions for trips, family gifts, and everyday expenses such as coffee, meals and newspapers. More from this morning’s headlines….

10 ways to be a good manager during a recession
ZDNet- Found: 2009-03-19, 11:49 GMT
Guest post via TechRepublic’s Polly Schneider Traylor. For more posts like this see the 10 Things blog. It’s clear that the current recession is not going to be a fleeting phenomenon. Managers need to learn how to lead under extraordinary marketplace pressures and decreased morale, amid pay cuts, spending cuts on strategic projects, and staff reductions. As a leader, you can get through this …

New Coalition Encourages Broadband Deployment, Transparency, Enhancement of Digital Technologies [press release]
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News- Found: 2009-03-18, 18:19 GMT
Citizens for a Digital Future strives for consumer friendly policies in Alabama

Priorities laid out for getting county green
Santa Maria Times- Found: 2009-03-18, 09:05 GMT
Priorities laid out for getting county green Santa Barbara County is getting serious about upping the region’s green quotient, by first reducing greenhouse gas emissions in government operations, and then moving on to countywide buildings and businesses.

Joe Davidson’s Federal Diary
Washington Post- Found: 2009-03-18, 05:00 GMT
The Obama administration likes the Federal Employees Health Benefits program as a model for its broader initiative on health insurance, but is not planning to open the program’s doors to the general public, according to a top health adviser to President Obama.

Work-Life Balance In A Challenging Time
Forbes- Found: 2009-03-17, 23:38 GMT
How do you thrive at work and also have a full, rewarding personal life?

Convince The Boss That You Should Telecommute
Forbes- Found: 2009-03-17, 23:15 GMT
Here’s how to figure out if it’s the right thing to do-and then make it happen.

Political lines drawn over Iowa budget
Quad-City Times- Found: 2009-03-17, 20:44 GMT
DES MOINES — Amid the talk of bipartisanship, political battle lines are being drawn over deep philosophical divides as lawmakers prepare to piece together their fiscal 2010 budget plan.

HEB launches initiative to encourage commuters to go green
North Channel Sentinel- Found: 2009-03-17, 07:03 GMT
H-E-B today announced a unique partnership with NuRide, Inc. to reward commuters in Houston with valuable discounts on H-E-B groceries when they choose a greener commute by either carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking, telecommuting or taking public transportation.

A Rotating Exhibit Called Home
New York Times- Found: 2009-03-21, 06:29 GMT
Howard Werner and his wife, Michelle Stuhl, who are both artists who work with wood, both paid a lot of attention to woodwork when they decided to redo their apartment.

HEB launches initiative to encourage commuters to go green
Lake Houston Sentinel- Found: 2009-03-17, 06:56 GMT
H-E-B today announced a unique partnership with NuRide, Inc. to reward commuters in Houston with valuable discounts on H-E-B groceries when they choose a greener commute by either carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking, telecommuting or taking public transportation.

Finding a work-life balance is harder than ever
CTV.ca- Found: 2009-03-21, 12:39 GMT
Life can feel like a constant battle between our professional and personal lives, especially now, with the economic distress making our lives more challenging than ever in so many ways.