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Workspan Daily
06/01/2026
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;Relative to the competitive post-pandemic years — which necessitated expanded HR budgets to contend with increased turnover and wage demands — today’s
labor market is cooling .;
;Organizations are
reallocating funds to other divisions viewed as more likely to generate swift, measurable revenue growth.;
“HR is still too often viewed as a ‘support function,’ which makes it more vulnerable when organizations are prioritizing cutting expenses and cost discipline,” Holloway said.
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Research
04/19/2026
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;Employees are relatively satisfied with the compensation and benefits they receive, yet many are actively preparing to leave, suggesting that satisfaction with these factors alone is not sufficient for longer-term retention.;
What Attracts Employees Is Not What Retains Them
For employees, competitive pay is table stakes across the lifecycle — important for attraction (88%), engagement (87%), and retention (93%) — but it does not explain variation in who stays and who leaves.;;
;When forced to prioritize, employees rank pay (70%), flexibility (60%), benefits (40%), and meaningful work (36%) as the top factors in their decision to stay; meaningful work emerges as the differentiator once baseline expectations for pay and flexibility are met.;
The Employee – Manager Perception Gap
;Managers correctly identify competitive pay as the top retention driver for their employees but misjudge the rewards components.
Journal Article
05/31/2024
While the sample sizes are relatively small, we find that pay raises for those with a higher performance rating (”exceeding expectations”) were greater than those who merely “met” performance expectations.
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Workspan Daily
10/09/2024
Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Sept. 20 that the national unemployment rate remained relatively unchanged over the past month but was 0.4 percentage points higher than in August 2023.
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Workspan Daily
11/21/2023
This results in relatively low motivation to achieve year-over-year growth compared to bonus formula plans.
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Workspan Daily
08/01/2024
A Changing Work Environment Additional data reveals evergreen truths relative to generational differences in professional development, said Tom McMullen, senior client partner at Korn Ferry.
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Workspan Daily
04/20/2026
This included not only managers but pest control technicians, customer service representatives and other employees earning relatively low wages.
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Press Release
12/14/2021
Unlike some components of DEI, pay equity is relatively easy to quantify.
Workspan Daily
02/23/2022
.;74% who are caring for elderly relatives and 66% who are caring for children are actively seeking a new job.; “ Manpower Group Canada Survey ” 59% of 1,000 employers across Canada reported have some difficulty filling jobs due to lack of skilled talent.;41% say they are offering a mix of incentives to attract talent, including: adopting more flexible work schedules (41%); increasing training, skills development or mentoring (40%); increasing wages (32%); allowing more flexible working locations (32%); providing more non-financial benefits, such as vacation (20%); using incentives such as signing bonuses (19%); and lowering required job skills or experience (19%).; Successful HR practitioners are evolving with the labor market.
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Workspan Magazine
02/09/2024
Amid this moment of relative uncertainty, I’m pleased to say that there’s an instructive example or two.
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