Employees flock back to local restaurants after closures, though some say they had no choice
Before Anthony’s Good Food Market in West Point reopened in May after a closure of more than six weeks, owner Ray Hamilton had a message for his 34 employees. “If you want to come back, come back, and we’ll figure it out from there,'” he told them.
BOA narrowly rejects 2-percent employee raises
Starkville aldermen voted down an attempt to give employees an across-the-board 2 percent raise on Tuesday, but the debate has opened the possibility of revisiting the matter when the city begins planning for the next budget year.
City to reconsider using BMG clinic
Upon further review, the city of Columbus may not be pulling out of Baptist Medical Group’s primary care clinic after all.
City pulling out of employee clinic agreement with Baptist
Columbus is cutting funding for the primary care clinic offered to city employees and their dependents, with councilmen citing lack of use.
Local entities may open clinic for public employees
The city of Columbus, Lowndes County and Columbus Light and Water may soon partner for a shared primary health care provider.
Columbus looks to raise workers pay
Columbus city employees are scheduled to receive a 3-percent pay raise in the upcoming fiscal year.
Under fire for data breach, Obama personnel chief steps down
The embattled head of the government’s personnel office abruptly stepped down Friday, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was entrusted to protect.
Personnel chief resists calls to resign amid data hack
The head of the U.S. government’s personnel office is rejecting bipartisan calls for her resignation following revelations that hackers stole the personal information of more than 21 million people on her watch.
US wonders: Why stolen data on federal workers not for sale?
The Obama administration is increasingly confident that China’s government, not criminal hackers, was responsible for the extraordinary theft of personal information about as many as 14 million current and former federal employees and others, The Associated Press has learned.
Union says all federal workers fell victim to hackers
A major federal union says the cyber theft of employee information is more damaging than it first appeared, asserting that hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee.
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State employee pay proposal stalls in Miss. Senate
Mississippi senators on Tuesday rejected a proposal to give a $1,000 pay raise to all state employees, but a top budget writer said legislators still might consider a raise for lower-paid government workers.
Gov’t pay raises killed repeatedly in House
The Mississippi House has rejected about 40 proposals to give pay raises to state employees.
Democrats push for Mississippi state employee raises
Democrats say they’ll keep trying to give all Mississippi government employees at least a $1,000 pay raise in the coming year, even after several attempts were blocked Wednesday in the Republican-majority House.
Employers scrutinize latest health care concession
It may take weeks to render a verdict on the Obama administration’s latest health care concession to employers.
Analysts say health care law means fewer on job
Several million American workers will cut back their hours on the job or leave the nation’s workforce entirely because of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, congressional analysts said Tuesday, adding fresh fuel to the political fight over “Obamacare.”
Starkville anticipating future changeover
Starkville aldermen created a new city position last week, a move that reflects the city’s anticipation of high turnover associated with numerous employees reaching state retirement-eligible statuses through 2017.
Pay lags for Miss. government employees
Mississippi government employees make an average of $9,108 less than their counterparts in the surrounding states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, said the Mississippi State Personnel Board director Thursday.
Employers step in to prevent worker burnout
olkswagen turns off some employees’ email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends off. BMW is planning new rules that will keep workers from being contacted after hours.