Employment & HR

Webinar on Leading Excellence & Achievement Program precedes next cohort

The Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence (WCPE), the Performance Excellence Network (PEN)...

New report shows union apprenticeship dominates Wisconsin’s skilled trades

The Wisconsin Building Trades Council (WBTC) on Monday announced that a new...

Nearly 1K UnityPoint Health-Meriter nurses set to strike

Nearly 1,000 registered nurses (RNs) at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital represented by the...

Jobless benefits claims fall in line with forecast

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite...

Milwaukee-based nonprofit holds Capitol rally for immigrant, worker protections

A May 2 rally at the State Capitol advocated for the rights...

Layoffs loom for Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) is set to move forward with employee layoffs...

GOP bill would allow more construction apprentices per supervisor in Wisconsin

A new GOP bill would change Wisconsin’s apprenticeship law to allow skilled...

Evers, WEDC announce $500K in Fab Lab Grants for Wisconsin schools

Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) on Thursday...

US employers added 177K jobs in April

American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job...

Proposed incentive program would attract workers to Wisconsin, combat labor shortage

Economist Dale Knapp, who leads the Wisconsin Counties Association’s Forward Analytics research...