I don’t know much about the massage industry, but it occurs to me it must be riding high these days. Everywhere I look, companies are providing employees … Read more
Salary Negotiations Are Good For Both of You
By this time of year, many companies have spent the last few months doing a talent market study, squaring away the budget and securing approvals from … Read more
What Employers Can Expect In the First Days of the Trump Administration
There are many pieces of legislation or policy matters affecting the employee experience that are likely to be in flux during the first part of Mr. Trump’s … Read more
Jobs Grow by 156K in December; Wages Take Jump
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
Wages Jump As Jobs Grew Modestly In December
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
New California Law Demands Racial Pay Equity
Avoiding discrimination lawsuits as a California employer is similar to trying to avoid getting in a car accident if you drive on California’s freeways … Read more
What the Data Tells Us about Hiring Trends in 2017
At Glassdoor, I spend my time trying to make sense of the labor market through research, primarily with our own data. In 2016 I learned a lot about hiring … Read more
With the New Overtime Rule In Limbo, What Should You Do?
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule didn’t take effect on December 1 as many thought it would. Instead, it was temporarily blocked by a … Read more
Unemployment, Hourly Pay Decline In November; Employers Add 178,000 Jobs
U.S. employers added 178,000 new non-farm jobs during November, according to a government employment report that’s only surprise was a sharp decline … Read more
How to Tell Workers They Won’t Be Getting Overtime
This spring, an estimated four million Americans became eligible for overtime pay, with a new overtime rule doubling the salary threshold to automatic … Read more