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Or worse, you are left with a set of outdated pay and benefits policies that breeds internal inequities and resulting demotivation at the workplace.

Under the proposed rule, two or more employers would be considered joint employers if they “share or codetermine those matters governing employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment,” such as wages, benefits and other compensation, work and scheduling, hiring and discharge, discipline, workplace health and safety, supervision, assignment and work rules, according to the NLRB.

The initiatives are the latest in a decadeslong effort on the part of governments to reduce a retirement savings gap that has left an estimated 56.5 million Americans, or about 48% of the private-sector workforce, without access to a workplace retirement savings plan.

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That can lead to significant confusion — 59% of workers who are not participating in their workplace plans thought they were participating when surveyed.”

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Four out of five employees in a global workplace well-being survey say they are not thriving at work.

Despite individuals’ best intentions, these types of unexpected situations consume time and energy while creating anxiety and disruption — much of which spills over into the workplace, where employers can least afford it.

In addition, equity is a consideration that has led compensation experts to argue that pay-for-performance is more equitable, because it is only fair to pay good performers better than poor performers (Lawler 2000).