Boom Time for Management Consultants
The demand for outside management consultants will grow by 15 % in the next year, according to Kennedy Information Research Group, as companies look for help in restructuring the way they do business. Experts say consultants don't need expertise in a particular field – but they do need to be able to quickly apply knowledge they've gained elsewhere. More than 250,000 consultants are expected to be hired in the year ahead.

Senior Care Grows as Workplace Issue
A new survey of 1,400 senior citizens 82 years or older found that 40% rely on a working-age son or daughter for their daily care. Employment experts say lateness and absenteeism are on the rise for workers with responsibility for their elder parents. Flexible scheduling or time off specifically for elder care will help lower employee stress levels and raise productivity, they say.

Lab Workers Decry “Ethnic Profiling”
Following reports that a lone Chinese-American may have helped China steal nuclear secrets, Asian-Americans who work in the nation's nuclear laboratories have told Energy Secretary Bill Richardson that they face increasing ethnic insensitivy. The group reported incidents ranging from teasing to public snickering when someone with a Chinese surname was introduced to lead a session on computer security. The Energy Secretary called such ethnic stereotyping “racism” and vowed to protect the rights of all laboratory workers.