President eases rules on direct hiring of OFWs.
Byline: GENALYN D. KABILING Amid growing opposition to a new government policy on direct hiring of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), President Arroyo yesterday ordered labor authorities to relax regulations covering Filipino professionals seeking employment abroad. In a Cabinet meeting in Malacanang, the President asked...

Board gives Pandiscio near-perfect evaluation; School exec energizes, motivates his staff.
Byline: Jean Laquidara Hill HOLDEN - The Wachusett Regional School Committee gave Superintendent Thomas G. Pandiscio a glowing evaluation last night, scoring him on a four-point scale, with most grades close to 4 on a 4-point scale. Mr. Pandiscio was named superintendent in October 2005...

Hiring and firing. (CD-ROM included).
9781599180700 Hiring and firing. (CD-ROM included) Paetkau, Tyler M. Entrepreneur Press 2007 270 pages $32.95 Paperback HF5549 An experienced labor and employment law attorney explains the federal and state rules governing...

Paramedic panel's options could cost the town money.
Byline: Jim Esslinger DUDLEY - A committee charged with evaluating the town's emergency medical services made its recommendations to the Board of Selectmen last night and now it will be up to town officials and residents whether to spend the half-million dollars it may take to upgrade...

Business briefs.
COLUMN: BUSINESS BRIEFS TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts -0.68 165.53 Volume: 39,696,409 Up: 8 Down: 16 Unchanged: 6 Gainer: Sepracor Inc. $21.41 +$0.82 (volume of 3.3 million...

Human smuggling syndicate transfers to Cebu airport; Operations stopped in Manila, but continue in Cebu.
Byline: Raymund F. Antonio Legitimate job placement companies are asking concerned government authorities to check the "rampant human smuggling activities" in Cebu wherein Filipinos seeking jobs overseas are transported illegally to Cyprus and in other countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. But what...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People KPFF Consulting Engineers has hired the following to work in the firm's Eugene office: Aaron Fisher, CAD technician; Jennifer Holcomb, project engineer; Steve Rodolf, senior project manager; Beth Scott, project administrator; and Anna Backus, civil designer. Fisher has eight...

The entrepreneur's guide to hiring and building the team.
9780275995430 The entrepreneur's guide to hiring and building the team. Tanner, Ken. Praeger 2008 186 pages $39.95 Hardcover The entrepreneur's guide HD66 A human resources consultant/former senior executive of...

Clinton Town Meeting is Monday, June 23; Officials close to agreement on figures.
Byline: John Weeks CLINTON - At the annual Town Meeting, to be held Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Fallon Auditorium of Town Hall, voters will be asked to approve a $38.3 million budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09). "The Finance Committee worked with...

Police hope to stop revolving door; Union, town begin contract negotiations.
Byline: Sandy Meindersma RUTLAND - When Police Officer Robert J. Marino steps up to the bargaining table on behalf of the police union to negotiate a new contract with the town, he has one goal in mind: stop the revolving door. Since 2000, 11 full-time...