President Obama threw down the gauntlet in January’s State of the Union address, challenging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $9/hour, … Read more
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President Obama threw down the gauntlet in January’s State of the Union address, challenging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $9/hour, … Read more
“This pay initiative is an important part of our strategies to continue attracting and retaining the best talent in order to deliver a great shopping … Read more
Across the U.S., employers and the agencies that help them fill jobs are feeling increasing pressure to raise pay for workers with special skills. Although … Read more
For five years now, I have been writing stories based on consultants and analysts projections of what kind of raises businesses are planning to give … Read more
Promotions are a form of reward, even though they don’t always jingle like direct cash. A jump in title status alone is sometimes enough to be strong … Read more
I was reading an article recently, it was one of those “Best Places To Work” type of articles. Since I run a company, I’m always looking out for good ideas … Read more
A news story about optimistic pay trends claims to find signs of an impending upsurge in base hourly rates. Conceding that this is not the consensus … Read more
Reports from the Federal Reserve say that a shortage of skilled workers in a variety of trades are showing up here and there across the U.S., putting … Read more
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave some spectacularly bad advice to a group of women at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing … Read more
Bill Kutik hates the merit matrix and I suspect he is not alone. The merit matrix is not dead — not yet, with recent WorldatWork research confirming … Read more