Tupelo hospital lays off 109 workers
TUPELO — North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo has laid off 109 employees. A statement from a NMHS says Monday’s cuts are across the board.
Government: Employees aided Madoff’s ‘elaborate fiction’
NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff could not have pulled off history’s biggest Ponzi scheme without assistance from five greedy employees who helped him lie to
OCH budget projecting $1.5M operating income after adjustments
OCH Regional Medical Center’s Fiscal Year 2013-2014 budget projects almost $1.5 million in operating income after administrators cut almost $2 million from expenses compared to the previous year.
Pay, work hours to decrease for OCH employees
OCH Regional Medical Center CEO Richard Hilton confirmed some hospital employees will see a slight reduction in pay and work hours as the company attempts to offset rising expenses and lower reimbursements for health care services.
Columbus Air Force Base civilians back to work
Civilian workers at Columbus Air Force Base are back on the job.
On Oct. 1, 230 of CAFB’s 1,277 civilian workers were immediately furloughed when the federal government shut down over a funding impasse.
230 civilians furloughed at CAFB
Out of the 1,277 civilian employees at Columbus Air Force Base, approximately 230 will be furloughed and without a paycheck due to the recent government shutdown.
Some employers see perks of hiring older workers
Older people searching for jobs have long fought back stereotypes that they lack the speed, technology skills and dynamism of younger applicants. But as a
Councilmen make cuts as budget talks progress
During a city budget workshop Thursday, Columbus council members cut an $860,836 deficit for next year’s budget in half before agreeing to Mayor Robert Smith’s request to break camp and discuss further cuts individually with department heads.
City officials must balance wishes, needs
As city officials prepare to meet for a second special workshop to set the city’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget, one thing department heads will have to consider from the previous meeting is reality.
CMSD workers forced to return pay
Custodial and maintenance staff with the Columbus Municipal School District will have 28 hours of pay deducted from their next paychecks as reimbursement for pay approved by their supervisors but ruled inappropriate by district officials. The 39 employees will lose approximately $200 to $500, depending on their pay rate.
DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions
WASHINGTON — After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days
Small business squabbles over paid sick time laws
NEW YORK — Two months after a severe flu season forced millions of workers to stay home, paid sick time is becoming an issue for