Vickie Elmer

Most workers worldwide will see smaller raises this year compared to 2012.

In this economy, some unlucky workers are getting snubbed—twice.

Companies love collaboration—it’s become the go-to approach to solve corporate problems and spur innovation. Yet by emphasizing it at the expense of solitary work, employers choke worker productivity and satisfaction.

The Russians are coming to America—and the Nigerians, too.

Nearly two-thirds of major US companies offer wellness programs, and more keep adding them every year. Yet the grandaddy of health is less and less popular in Corporate America.

Last year, the US Asian population grew by 2.9%, or 530,000 people, the fastest of any ethnic group. More than 60% of that came from immigration, the Census Bureau reported.

As Spain and Italy’s economies are seriously struggling, its top executives are thriving.

Getting a job placement overseas sounds like a dream until it’s not.

Next time you’re negotiating, don’t offer up a round number. Pick a precise one instead.

The most pampered American pets live with Baby Boomers and childless couples, and single pet owners and single parents are more likely to skimp on kitty and doggy spending.

A lack of sleep costs companies billions in lost productivity and is the equivalent of going to work drunk. Yet for some workers, sleeping on the job earns them a gold star.

Patty Marks has yet to read a single book written by her daughter, which is kind of weird considering Marks is the CEO of the company publishing all of them.

The BRICs are carrying a lot of dead weight.

Shorten it to Bill, Bob, Marc or a Cindy, if you want to work in the executive suite.

Speed matters. Instantaneous tweets and social media updates, faster processing power on our smartphones and computers, cable internet connections—it’s hard to imagine waiting more than a few seconds for anything these days.

Today, an estimated 19 million young people will head to their parents’ workplaces for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

The Great Place to Work Institute just launched a new tool to rate and evaluate companies based on feedback from their staffs. The trouble is that the employees who created the site are hardly thrilled with working there.

Success doesn’t come from a four-hour workweek or a list of seven steps.

In spite of globalization, CEOs are decidedly not global. Companies prefer familiar faces.

It’s about time.

Jake Bronstein is a startup guy in a startup uniform: sweatshirts and hoodies. He wears them year-round, almost every day. Of course, they wear out often.

It’s a common workplace practice: Recommend a friend or former colleague for a job and collect a handsome bonus. 

Here are the odds on betting in the workplace: Seven out of 10 US employees have placed a friendly wager at work and eight in 10 say it’s fine to do so.

Private school enrollments in the US are falling, while charter schools are experiencing a surge in enrollment.