The push is part of a national effort to give victims of harassment and discrimination a voice, but it may have a cost as well.
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Help is not wanted, it’s needed. Everywhere.
Some services companies are turning away new customers. Some stores and restaurants have had to curtail hours of operation. Qualified workers are in high demand and short supply.
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WOXO, Chamber team up for weekly job fair broadcast
NORWAY — Complaints about lack of workers has become a routine drumbeat of advertising, conversation and media reports. In Oxford Hills, Chamber of Commerce Director John Williams decided to provide a new recruiting tool to small businesses in the region, with the help of Board Member Stan Bennett of Bennett Radio Group. The long-time colleagues […]
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New state law aims to help former prisoners get jobs
In most cases, employers will not be able to ask job applicants about criminal history until later in the hiring process.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Why many workers won’t return to jobs held before COVID-19 pandemic
Many workers emerging from the pandemic don’t want to return to the jobs they once had
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Job openings surge to a record high 8.12 million
The number of vacancies exceeded hires by more than 2 million, the largest gap on record and evidence of current hiring challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hiring picks up in Maine, but jobless rate stays flat at 4.8%
Maine employers added more than 4,000 jobs in March, but the statewide unemployment rate was unchanged from February.
Posted inNews
With offices closed, work lunch gets a new look
Lunch is much better mid-pandemic, offering a sense of community and a real break. Lunch is much worse – what, now we have to cook for ourselves? And everything in between.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
When will Maine office workers go back? For some, maybe never
Many Maine companies are extending remote work policies at least through the end of the year, and most office workers are happy about it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine unemployment stood at 3.2% in February
The state’s unemployment rate is expected to increase dramatically in March as a result of mass layoffs tied to the coronavirus outbreak.