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What Anxious Workers Want and Why it Matters

Allegis Global Solutions

Kind of like real estate in 2007. Not that most workers sense this is going to happen any time soon; 47% report to being ambitious about their future, and are proactively looking for either an increase in compensation or career advancement opportunities with their current or new employer in the year ahead.

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Why Is It So Important to Communicate Total Rewards?

HRsoft

While compensation may indeed only be one piece of what works to attract and retain employees, it is quite a significant piece. In order for employees to understand their value in the organization and the fairness with which you’re compensating them, you must become transparent about rewards. Employees are Dissatisfied.

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The Best Jobs in the U.S.: 2019

Indeed

This information also alerts employers in fast-growing fields that top talent will be in high demand — so their compensation packages need to withstand the competition. This reflects recent market trends: between 2007 and 2014, the proportion of law students finding work decreased by 10%. jobs by 2030.

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Raising the (Minimum Wage) Bar

JazzHR

Following raises in 2007 and 2008, the federal minimum wage hasn’t budged since 2009, when the government set the wage at $7.25 At that rate, someone working full-time would make $15,080 before taxes.

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Want to Retain Employees? Pay Them to Quit.

Staffing Talk

New employees receive full salary compensation during the training, which begins with two weeks of talking on the phone with customers in their call center. In 2007 about three percent of the people took the opportunity. They start their employment with an intense four-week customer loyalty training course. How well does this work? “In

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Recruiting: How to Prevent Bad Hires

NPA Worldwide

The firm is a longtime NPAworldwide member, having joined in 2007. The numbers can be staggering once you add in hiring costs, training expenses, the bad hire’s compensation, and ultimately any severance pay. He shares some tips below to help avoid bad hires. Bad hires are costly.

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What We Can Learn About Jobs from Texas

Staffing Talk

At my company, Tempworks, the deal flow from Texas has been huge and stayed strong even during the disastrous staffing climate of 2007. Immigration and an abundance of low priced labor competing for these jobs dampens compensation. As my cousin Hank says, a dry well teaches us the worth of water.

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