Macro Companies pays $1.1M+ in back wages to hurricane recovery workers
April 12, 2018
Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), fuel distributor Macro Companies Inc., engaged in hurricane recovery activities in Puerto Rico, has paid more than $1.1 million in back wages to 219 employees.
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AON’s ‘P.R. Benefits Outlook 2017’ study IDs employee-retaining trends
March 16, 2018
When it comes to retaining employees, companies must have a benefits strategy — which for some is key to reaching long-term goals for controlling costs and budget considerations.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor visits PR, USVI to survey recovery efforts
December 19, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta visited Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this past weekend to meet with senior officials managing the recovery efforts and to inspect Job Corps centers damaged during hurricanes Irma and María.
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Diversified Maintenance to help hurricane victims from PR find jobs
December 4, 2017
In light of the catastrophic events caused by Hurricanes Irma and María, which displaced thousands of residents across Puerto Rico and cost millions of dollars in damages, two job placements firms have partnered to help storm victims find jobs in Georgia and Florida.
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Gov’t announces 200 job opportunities for Puerto Rico youth
November 20, 2017
Aware of the importance for youth to have a first job experience, the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce will provide 200 young people the chance to get started in the workplace, through the “Juvempleo” project, which has been assigned $1 million to cover the payroll for hiring companies.
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SJ metro area workers earn 40% below nat’l average
June 7, 2017
Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas area had an average hourly wage of $14.24 in May 2016, about 40 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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BMA group to shake up recruiting with unique service
March 15, 2017
Recruiting and outsourcing firm BMA Group is partnering with tech startup TalenTank to provide a new service that identifies employees’ core values and monitors company culture to improve employee engagement and increase culture-fit hires, the company announced Tuesday.
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Report: U.S. jobs in most demand in finance, accounting
December 28, 2016
Job opportunities across the United States are mostly in the areas of finance and accounting, which during the 12-month period ended May 2016 registered a 99.5 percent employment level, according to a recent study by research firm Robert Half Technology.
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P.R. Police Dept. to pay $8.7M to 2,642 officers
October 20, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor requested that a federal judge approve a consent judgment requiring the Puerto Rico Police Department to pay $8,732,386 in back wages and interest to 2,642 current and former police officers.
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AON inaugurates $8M state-of-the-art call center in SJ
October 7, 2016
Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc, inaugurated its new $8 million state-of-the-art employee benefits and human resources services call center facilities in San Juan.
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US Dept. of Labor gives $1.1M to P.R. to improve services
September 30, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday a total of $43.2 million in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs.
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P.R., USVI get $566K in US Labor Dept. grants
April 29, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday awarded $112 million to 50 state and territorial workforce agencies, including Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which received $302,000 and $246,000, respectively to offer reemployment services and eligibility assessments programs for those receiving unemployment insurance benefits. Estimates based on the budgets in the past 10 years […]
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Trade groups ask Legislature to hold off on labor bills
April 22, 2016
Looking to avoid further increases in operating costs that prevent the island’s productive sector from contributing to Puerto Rico’s socioeconomic development despite the ongoing fiscal crisis, a group of associations on Thursday asked for a moratorium on the approval of certain labor laws being considered in the Legislature.
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Aon Hewitt study: P.R. salaries to increase slightly in ’16
December 7, 2015
Puerto Rico salaries could see a slight improvement next year, breaking a two-year cycle of flat results, according to the results of the 28th edition of the “Global Salary Increase Survey” conducted by Aon Hewitt.
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950 private-sector co.’s ask for Christmas bonus waiver
December 2, 2015
About 950 Puerto Rico-based private-sector companies have asked the Department of Labor and Human Resources to be exempted from paying this year’s Christmas bonus, the agency revealed Tuesday.
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