As workers and businesses alike grapple with economic downturn and labor market woes, compensation and benefits has become a lifeline for employers to both attract and retain top talent. For employees, a solid compensation and benefits package can help them…
Compensation
As pay transparency continues to rise in popularity – even for states without legislation in place – HR is forced to adapt to new processes and procedures related to pay transparency. Since widespread pay transparency is still in its early…
Pay transparency laws, which started gaining steam last year, are becoming more and more commonplace as companies try to keep up with a tight labor market and attract top candidates. As little as a few years ago, it was somewhat…
Finding a school district failed to prove a fired teacher committed willful misconduct, a Pennsylvania court affirmed a ruling that determined the teacher was not ineligible for unemployment compensation (UC). The school district in this case had an employee code…
The holidays are here and it’s time to start thinking about end-of-year celebrations and rewards like holiday gifts. Many companies are accustomed to giving a small gift to employees during this season as an appreciation of employees’ hard work and…
One of the demands placed on human resources professionals who manage employer-sponsored retirement plans is keeping in stride with employee expectations and desires. These two elements are anything but static, changing as generational and consumer tastes evolve. Moreover, an HR…
Think back to your first job out of school. How long did you plan to be there when you started? How long did you keep it? What did you get out of it? Did you get career coaching or help…
It’s time for companies to dust off their outplacement services offerings and give them a good once-over to make sure they have what employees might need in the case of a reduction in force (RIF). Because as salaries climb to…
On July 28, an independent study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) concluded that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s first-time collection of pay data “may be used effectively” to help identify and combat…
As with every other business cost, the minimum wages are adjusting up in 2022. Across the nation, 30 states and 46 localities have adopted a minimum higher than the federal wage. Of these, 18 states and D.C. have indexed their…
The current market for job candidates is competitive, to say the least. Employers are trying to offer salaries that attract the cream of the crop. And the goal of many organizations is to ensure their pay is externally competitive and…
Did you know that a company with 10,000 employees that has a culture of recognition can save $16.1 million in turnover costs … annually! And when companies provide their employees with appropriate recognition workers are 56% less likely to shop…
The pandemic was and still is a source of great financial stress for many people. And like we’ve mentioned before, employees who are focused on personal financial problems aren’t focused on their work. So why are we still talking about…
With warm weather rapidly approaching comes the return of summer interns to many workplaces. There are a lot of benefits to using interns. Doing so can help develop new talent and get future employees interested in your field. Internship programs…
The Great Resignation looms large in any HR team’s vision, and the culture of retention is evolving rapidly. Employees aren’t satisfied with average pay and average benefits anymore. Even an above-average salary isn’t enough if an employee doesn't care about…
On April 6, the White House released a press briefing announcing the U.S. Department of Education was extending the forbearance on student loan repayment, interest and collections through Aug. 31, 2022. President Biden said in extending the COVID-19 national emergency, he recognized…