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Human resources

  • Pilot program offers eldercare services to employees

    Matt Dodge August 28, 2012

    Maine's largest law firm has teamed up with a local eldercare services provider to launch a pilot program aimed at providing support and training for employees who act as caregivers for aging family members.

    Matt Dodge August 28, 2012

  • L.L.Bean hiring 4,500 seasonal workers

    August 16, 2012

    L.L.Bean will be doubling its work force of 4,500 year-round employees, with the hiring of seasonal workers to help the Freeport-based retailer get ready for the  holiday shopping season.

    August 16, 2012

  • Lawmakers to consider Paquette for labor post

    August 9, 2012

    The state Senate is expected to reconvene Sept. 6 to consider the governor’s nominee for labor commissioner, following yesterday’s announcement that Robert Winglass is stepping down from the post.

    August 9, 2012

  • Program connects blueberry workers with farms

    August 6, 2012

    A temporary placement center to match migrant and seasonal workers with blueberry harvesting opportunities has opened in Columbia.

    August 6, 2012

  • What HR managers need to know about the Affordable Care Act

    James McCarthy July 23, 2012

    Kristine Avery, senior vice president of human resources at FISC Solutions in Lewiston, has four words of advice for HR managers now that the ACA has withstood its legal challenge: "Get informed, get educated."

    James McCarthy July 23, 2012

  • Jobless rate 7.5% in June

    July 20, 2012

    Maine's unemployment rate continues to hover around the 7.5% rate, as it has for the last year, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

    July 20, 2012

  • Consider investing in facilitated team building

    July 9, 2012

    Workplace teams are not just collections of individuals doing parallel activity.

    July 9, 2012

  • Union challenges MTA's decision to cut 20 jobs

    June 21, 2012

    The Maine Turnpike Authority yesterday said it's cutting 20 jobs, a move that will save about $1.25 million annually.

    June 21, 2012

  • DHHS to end year in the red

    June 20, 2012

    The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will end the budget year with a $12.5 million shortfall, meaning health care providers won't receive their June MaineCare reimbursements until July.

    June 20, 2012

  • Unemployment rate rises from April to May

    June 18, 2012

    Maine's unemployment rate last month was 7.4%, up from 7.2% in April but a drop from last May's 7.7%.

    June 18, 2012

  • A new plan puts employers at the forefront of job training

    June 11, 2012

    A walk through the General Dynamics manufacturing facility in Saco juxtaposes old-school manufacturing and an increasingly high-tech environment.

    June 11, 2012

  • New program helps underemployed

    June 5, 2012

    Maine Department of Labor officials are launching a new unemployment initiative this month aimed at keeping workers on the job when their employer experiences a temporary slowdown in business.

    June 5, 2012

  • Eastern Maine Med nurses favor contract

    May 31, 2012

    Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor recently voted in favor of a new, three-year contract that includes raises of between 7% and 13% over the contract period.

    May 31, 2012

  • Human rights panel rulings find in favor of workers

    May 23, 2012

    The Maine Human Rights Commission recently found in favor of two women who were illegally fired based on discrimination.

    May 23, 2012

  • BIW union members approve new contract

    May 21, 2012

    Bath Iron Work's largest union has ratified a new four-year contract that includes raises, a signing bonus and larger pension contributions.

    May 21, 2012

  • Unemployment rate flat in April

    May 21, 2012

    Maine's unemployment rate in April was unchanged from March, holding steady at a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.2%. However, it did fall from 7.7% from last April.

    May 21, 2012

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Do you plan to travel this summer?
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Inflation, higher air fares and steeper hotel and Airbnb rates have put the damper on some vacation plans. 

Yet, amid higher costs, Mainers often look for a respite from the summer crowds that invade the Pine Tree State from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day.

Going into the three-day Memorial Day holiday, AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. (Some 39.4 million plan to travel by car.) The previous record goes back to 2005, when 44 million people traveled for the long weekend — the traditional start of summer. 

 

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