Most workers want more employer-sponsored health benefits and are willing to pay for them, according to a study of 255 large employers and 10,000 employees by Watson Wyatt & Co., a Washington-based human resources consulting firm.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., hired Frederic Henney Jr. as director of communications and community relations for its Electronics & Surveillance-Undersea Systems.
The high-tech industry boasts the most dog-friendly employers, according to DogFriendly.com, a Placerville, Calif., Web site that lists 260 canine-compatible employers in 40 states. DogFriendly.com also features Fido-friendly hotels and retail establishments.
Accenture consultant Samir Parikh got an unexpected opportunity this summer. Thanks to the sabbatical program his employer announced last month, Parikh got to design his work life for a year.
Before leaving for a 10-day vacation in Hawaii with her husband and two young daughters, Charlene Wheeless wrestled daily with the question: Should she take her laptop computer or leave it at home?
	When DynCorp announced in April it was merging its state and local government unit with a California company, some analysts and industry officials surmised the company wanted to unburden itself of a business segment that was insignificant and unprofitable.
Update.com, a Vienna, Austria-based vendor of customer relationship management (CRM) software, named Gerhard Schuberth as its new chief executive officer.
CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, in June announced it received a 20-month, $550,000 grant from the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration to develop an information technology technical support specialist apprenticeship.
