Never mind the haunted houses this Halloween. Nearly one in five - 18 per cent - of U.S. employees describe their workplace as scary, according to a survey by online job site Careerbuilder.com.
Among what makes them spooked: 18 per cent cited their workload, 9 per cent each reported performance reviews and tight deadlines, 8 per cent shuddered at the hours worked, 7 per cent shivered because of their boss and 6 per cent feared sitting through meetings, according to the survey of 4, 285 U.S. workers.
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In upcoming salary wars,
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some professions sit pretty
Most starting salaries will remain flat or even fall next year, but a few professions should see competitive bidding for talent, according to a U.S. salary outlook from staffing service Robert Half International. They include: senior financial analysts, credit managers, network engineers, business systems analysts and executive assistants.
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Workers key on health
due to H1N1 concerns
Seventy-one per cent of workers say they have become more careful about protecting their health this year because of H1N1 fears, according to a survey by employee assistance provider ComPsych Corp.
Among their main moves: 47 per cent said they are more likely to wash their hands and avoid touching other people or workplace surfaces. Sixteen per cent said they are more inclined to get a flu shot, and 8 per cent said they're more likely to stay home or keep family members at home with flu symptoms, the survey found.
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salary for many workers
More than half of Canadians would be willing to accept a pay cut or a lesser job title in order to work for an organization with a sound corporate reputation, a poll by staffing company Kelly Services has found.
A company's ethical behaviour was cited as an important factor in deciding where to work by 97 per cent of 7,000 surveyed, with 53 per cent saying they would take a pay cut to work for an employer with a reputation for caring about employees and the community.
And 91 per cent said they would consider an employer's efforts to reduce global warming when choosing a career. The percentages were nearly identical in workers in all age groups.
The findings indicate that "employees take pride not only in what they do while at work, but in what their organization stands for and how it is perceived by the entire community," says Kelly vice-president and Canadian managing director Karin French.
