The survey was conducted by management consulting firm Runzheimer International and reflects policies as of 1998. The survey found that the number of companies that would reimburse an employee for a spouse's lost income rose to 9 percent in 1998 from 2 percent in 1996. At the same time, the number of companies that would help the couple find a home dropped to 7 percent from 14 percent. The study found that in 83 percent of the cases, it was the wife who relocated with the husband. In 17 percent of the cases, it was a husband who relocated for the wife's job.
Heavy overtime can strain blue-collar families, research finds.
A study by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations found that unionized hourly employees work an average of 6.63 hours of overtime on top of their regular 40-hour week, The Wall Street Journal reports. Many of the nearly 4,300 workers in the study sought the overtime and said they would like even more hours. The Web-based staffing concern's poll found many companies planning to expand their efforts. Through April 30, students at universities can research companies, search data banks of job listings, post resumes and apply for jobs online. Last year's Black College Virtual Job Fair had more than 3,000 graduting students and interns participating and more than 40 national and international corporations.