News tagged with temporary
Study shows common pain cream could protect heart during attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that a common, over-the-counter pain salve rubbed on the skin during a heart attack could serve as a cardiac-protectant, preventing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 14, 2009 |
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MIT economist finds temporary jobs may actually reduce workers' income and employment prospects
While the U.S. economy struggles, one form of employment is on the rise: Temporary jobs. In December, the country lost 85,000 jobs overall, but added 47,000 temp positions, according to the Bureau of Labor ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Full-time work no longer considered the norm in Australia
Casual, part-time and contract work is gradually overtaking permanent full time employment as the standard type of job for the majority of working Australians, according to a major report by the Workplace Research Centre ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Firms pay more to high-skill foreign IT pros than to US colleagues: study
Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S. who are not citizens actually earned more than their American colleagues from 2000-2005 and therefore did not depress the salaries of American citizens, according ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 13, 2010 |
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Temps feed job insecurity among regular workers
(PhysOrg.com) -- The presence of temporary workers can cause ill effects in the permanent workers with whom they work, according to ILR School research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 25, 2010 |
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Children's agitation after surgery may be preventable
Temporary combativeness after surgery—a complication affecting up to half of anesthetized children—may be preventable with drugs that decrease epinephrine production, according to a Medical College ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Temp work strains employee mental health
(PhysOrg.com) -- Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Temp workers not stuck in jobs and earn more than regular employees
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rather than being trapped in dead-end jobs, many people hired by temporary help agencies actually earn higher hourly wages and are better educated than permanent employees, and move quickly between temporary ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2009 |
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