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UPS and Union Employee Contract Negotiations Come to a Standstill

Allwork

Despite UPS updating its offer last week, it’s reported that the union has deemed it insufficient. The company may struggle to regain the volumes it loses to rivals like FedEx, potentially leading to large job losses. The existing contract, which covers approximately 340,000 workers, is set to expire on July 31.

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Is Your Startup Prepared for a Cyberattack

Small Business CEO

Besides JNPT, the Petya ransomware is also reported to have hit a number of large corporations including WPP, Maersk, Mondelez and DLA Piper. Just a month earlier, the world was hit by the WannaCry ransomware that infected more than 230,000 computers including those of UK’s National Health Service (NHS), Fedex, Honda and Renault.

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Unemployed? Maybe it’s Time to Be Your Own Boss

Tips From T. Marie

Here in North Carolina , like many places across the country, it’s been that way for a while, so when Charlotte’s WCNC news desk reported the fact that several hundred finance workers lost their jobs last Friday, it was like adding insult to injury. Worried about starting a business in a down economy? Don’t be.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Building customer relationships.

Service Untitled

Using the Ritz Carlton and FedEx as models of customer service, changes in American Express service strives to create deeper emotional connections with their customers. American Express reports their customer satisfaction statistics are on the rise, and customer satisfaction rates have climbed dramatically.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about. There is usually a pattern.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.

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I gave at the office

Laughing all the Way to Work

There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. It is so sad, because you know children so young have no idea what is going on. All they want is to be taken care of and be loved by someone. But for the charity of an old woman who came to feed them, they had no one. vs. i.e.