Careerbuilder, a global leader in human capital solutions, have released a study that gives an insight into hiring trends this summer. A survey of over 2000 human resources managers has found that 29 percent of employers report they plan to hire seasonal workers over the summer. Employers in leisure and hospitality (47 percent), manufacturing (34 percent), information technology (34 percent) and retail (33 percent) are the most likely to hire seasonal help this summer.

The majority of jobs will have hourly wages between $10 and $16, but nine percent will be over $20 per hour. This ties into the types of employment that will be available; 27 percent will be office support, 22 percent in customer service, 20 percent in information technology, and 18 percent in engineering.

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Today, in Silver Spring, Maryland, activists from the consumer watchdog organization, SumOfUs.org will be joined by concerned citizens to distribute chocolate milk to employees as they come in to work at the headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They will also be delivering a petition of 116,000 signatures urging the FDA reject unlabeled aspartame in milk.

In April, the FDA decided to move forward with a petition from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) that seeks to drop the FDA requirement to label milk and other dairy products as "artificially sweetened" when they contain sweeteners, such as aspartame. Food labeling is very important for consumers, and this request by the IDFA and NMPF does appear to be counter to the progress that has been made on informing the American consumer on what is exactly in their food.

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The number of victims of the Bangladesh factory building that collapsed now totals over 1100. Since 2005, at least 1,800 garment workers have been killed in factory fires and building collapses in Bangladesh, according to the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF). The country has over four million garment workers, and over 80 percent are women earning as little as $35 a month. The garments being produced in the building that collapsed as well as countless others were probably destined for the US. Most of the countries largest retailers use Bangladesh as a cheap labor source.

So after this massive tragedy will US companies do anything to help improve the working conditions for the four million Bangladeshi garment workers? After the disaster some firms tried to proposal to have public disclosure of factory inspections and company-paid renovations. However this has faltered as the government is has been unwilling to allow the formation of trade unions without prior permission from factory owners. If real changes are not made in the near future, memories of the Bangladesh disaster will fade, along with the hopes of the garment workers of ever receiving better wages and working conditions.

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Voice command operations in the warehouse are becoming more common and Vocollect has introduced a new device that should increase productivity in the warehouse. The Talkman A700 solution has an integrated voice and scanning in one wearable device. It allows hands-free scanning for when operators are scanning totes or bins, but has all the features of a voice operated device.

The new A700 device can be used by any company that already uses Vocollect Voice for their warehouse operations. The device can be paired with the voice headset so that the operations are in sync. The user does not have to remove the device; they can pass a barcode in front to collect the data. This leaves the user to use both hands to complete the process, reducing any risk of injury to the user or damage to the goods.

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