November 2008

Tom Dowling, managing director of the Pittsburgh office of public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, deliberated in his Gateway Center office last week as deadlines loomed for several key year-end and holiday-related decisions. In front of him was an application …

For more than three decades, Nick Cutter has held a holiday party for his employees, hosting up to 1,200 people with an open bar, door prizes and live entertainment at large venues such as the Coral Ballroom at Waikiki’s Hilton Hawaiian …

The holiday office party is the one time of year when co-workers can cut loose. But this season, the financial crisis is scrooging a lot of employees out of the usual festive fun. Company-sponsored holiday parties have hit a 20-year low, according to the Battalia Winston Amrop …

For many companies, the office holiday party is an opportunity to show employees a good time and celebrate success, with lavish fetes in hotels, on cruise ships or at high-end restaurants. However, with …

Instead of elaborate sit-down dinners with open bars, some corporations are opting for scaled-back holiday parties this season as they try to do something nice for their employees while recognizing the realities of an economy that is teetering toward …

Janet Woodson, who runs the catering and event-planning company La-tea-da’s, says Charlotte-area companies are scaling back their holiday parties this year. This holiday season, companies are trading sit-down dinners …

Fewer employers will be holding holiday parties this year, a sure sign the U.S. economy is in trouble, according to Battalia Winston Amrop. In a report based on 20 years of survey data, the New York-based executive recruiting firm found …

Employers are drastically slashing bonuses, severance packages and pay raises next year to cut costs amid mounting concerns of a prolonged economic downturn… …Cuts are being made in all areas: •Lower pay raises. Out of 1,000 midsize-to-large companies surveyed in October, 40% plan …

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) — Surveys of U.S. businesses show that all manner of pay increases are expected to decrease in the next 12 months. In October, New York human resources firm Mercer found that 40 percent of 1,000 middle- to large-sized companies indicated they expected to reduce the portion of their budgets set

By: OfficialWire NEW YORK, NY— Surveys of U.S. businesses show that all manner of pay increases are expected to decrease in the next 12 months. In October, New York human resources firm Mercer …