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One Out of Four Workers Have Encountered Employment Discrimination

More than one in four American adults – 27% – say they have encountered employment discrimination, and with unemployment rising and competition in the workplace increasing, it’s getting even tougher to get a job – or get ahead – in today’s market.

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TFM Editor’s Letter and Upcoming Elections

So what does this political diatribe have to do with facility management? One word—EMPLOYMENT!

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Government Employee Evaluations Mock Poor Performance

Today’s Friday Funny is an ironic (and sometimes politically tinged) overview of humorous performance evaluations for federal workers.

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Higher Unemployment Around the Corner?

“Unless the labor market turns around soon, unemployment could pass 6% in early 2009 — and the Employment Trends Index isn’t signaling any such improvement around the corner,” says Gad Levanon, senior economist at The Conference Board.

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HR Outsourcing Recruitment Grows Despite Lagging Economy

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is growing rapidly and has the potential to be a multi-billion dollar market, taking advantage of the trend towards single process deals in human resources outsourcing. This is according to the latest report by independent market analysis firm Datamonitor. The report—”Opportunities for recruitment process outsourcing in a changing HRO market”—estimates the global RPO market in 2007 to be worth $720m and forecasts it will grow by 22% in 2008 to $880m, surpassing the $1bn level in 2009. According to the report, demand is predominately from Fortune 1000 companies in the U.S., but the market is

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