State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)
Minimum wage increases will affect numerous locations on July 1, 2019.
Tag: compensation planning
Q&A: Does Remote Work for Women Result in Less Pay?
To this day equal pay for equal work is not a reality for many women in the United States. There are many forces at play, but recent research sought to explain what is happening.
What the New Overtime Threshold of $35,000 Means for Your Business
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its highly anticipated proposal to change the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility. Placing the new threshold at $35,000 per year (or $679 per week), the proposed regulations would make over a million more workers eligible for overtime pay.
Seven Pay Equity Questions Every HR Professional Should Ask
In part 1 of this article we explored problems with pay equity and discussed an approach for getting pay equity right. Today we’ll provide you with 7 questions that every HR professional should ask about pay equity.
Getting Pay Equity Right
Fairness is a major factor that tends to color how employees view the workplace. If a happy, engaged employee learns that another employee doing the same job is getting 15% more than he or she is getting, all the other things that made the job seem great turn to ash.
Pros and Cons of Total Compensation Statements
A total compensation statement is something many employers opt to provide to employees to quantify and communicate the monetary value of their full compensation package. Also known as a total rewards statement or a “hidden paycheck,” a total compensation statement would include base pay plus bonuses/incentives, and also could include the quantified value of benefits […]
Why Career Growth Deserves a Promotion
So much has been volatile for the American worker since the Great Recession—but one constant has been the size of annual merit increases. For many years, merit increase budgets have continued to hover just under 3%, despite an improving economy, low unemployment, tax reform savings, and fierce competition for talent. Employers face competing cost pressures: […]
New Data Suggest Wages Might Finally Be Growing Amid Strong Labor Market
We’ve been talking for some time about the tight job market faced by employers across the company. With the unemployment rate at a historic low, many jobseekers are having an easier-than-usual time finding a new job, or a first job, as employers struggle to find qualified employees.
Our 2018 Pay Budget Survey Results Are In
Each year we conduct a nationwide survey to learn about pay practices throughout the country. We are pleased to release the results of our 2018 survey.
State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)
Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2019.