AI assistants (32%), working from anywhere (30%) and four-day weeks (29%) are the future of work, according to new research. A survey of 5,750 international freelancers and employees looked at how workplace trends have shifted their day-to-day, and what the future of work looks like, too. Respondents anticipate that skills being more valued than degrees […]
LACONIA — Local childcare agencies will participate in a conversation Thursday focused on childcare availability and affordability, as well as…
LACONIA — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakes Region, Lakes Region Child Care Services, Lakes Region Chamber, and Lakes Region Community C…
MEREDITH — Two department heads spoke out against a proposal to implement a remote work policy, requiring all full-time employees to adhere to…
MEREDITH — The selectboard heard a presentation about proposed updates to the personnel policy manual, notably involving vacation accrual for …
As NH grapples with workforce shortages and one of the oldest populations in the nation, Stay Work Play NH is launching a new initiative desig…
New Hampshire's unemployment rate continues to decline, currently sitting at 2.8%, according to the state's employment security agency. Meanwh…
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely most heavily on the H-2A and H-2B seasonal worker programs—two legal pathways employers use to fill temporary jobs when domestic workers are unavailable. The analysis ranks states and metropolitan areas by seasonal foreign labor requests relative to the size of their local workforce, offering a detailed look at where employers depend most heavily on H-2A and H-2B workers to meet recurring staffing needs. It also identifies which occupations generate the greatest demand and how reliance on agricultural and non-agricultural seasonal foreign labor differs across the country.
LACONIA — The Best of the Lakes Region Awards recognize the businesses, people and places that make the Lakes Region special. This year, more …
Rescuers responding to an injured hiker on Mount Kearsarge this weekend had front-row seats to a big romantic gesture.