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Journal Article
03/01/2021
Challenges of flexible work options depend on the type of job, type of option and employee adaptability, and also include ensuring fair and equitable practices between hourly and salaried employee groups, reducing administrative inefficiencies, preventing abuse and favoritism, and balancing employee and business needs (Yost 2009; Swanberg et al. 2008).
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Workspan Daily
05/05/2022
This article was first published at Compensation Café on April, 27, 2022.
Author(s):
Workspan Daily
02/26/2025
Standards and Practices
According to Holloway, director compensation structures at publicly traded companies remain fairly standardized, with most typically offering:
;Annual board retainers composed of approximately 40% cash and 60% equity, with no separate meeting fees.;
;Full-value equity awards granted based on fixed-value rather than fixed-share amounts, with short vesting periods (immediate or one year).;
;Board retainers that do not include additional compensation for committee service, except for committee chairs, who receive retainers recognizing their added responsibilities, time commitments and heightened scrutiny.;
“Director compensation approaches at privately held companies are much more varied than at publicly traded companies,” Holloway said.
Author(s):
Workspan Daily
07/15/2025
The consulting firm also found:
;Nearly 60% of the surveyed organizations that do have talent marketplaces are uncertain of their effectiveness.;
;40% don’t incorporate skills into rewards and recognition.;
;28% don’t incorporate skills into performance management.;
“Skills create a shared language for development that drives both personal and organizational momentum,” said Lisa Stella, a partner and career practice leader at Mercer.
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Workspan Daily
01/06/2026
Other types of work-based learning can be valuable, but they typically don’t offer the same depth, rigor, duration or clear pathway to a skilled career, she said.
Author(s):
Workspan Daily
11/05/2024
McKinsey reported roughly 60% of active-duty service members who transition from the military each year earn less in their first year after being discharged than they did on active duty, resulting in billions of dollars of lost economic value.
Author(s):
Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
., we’ve seen over a dozen states propose some sort of pay transparency law in 2022 alone,” Seikaly said, adding that looking beyond the U.S. to the European Union, each of the 27 members are expected to pass laws that comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive .
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Workspan Daily
02/13/2025
The Harris letter occurred after former NLRB board member Gwynne Wilcox
filed a lawsuit on Feb. 5 against the President, claiming her
Jan. 27 firing from her position was illegal.
Author(s):
Workspan Daily
04/03/2026
;The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.8 million in March but is up by 322,000 over the year.
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Research
04/19/2026
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;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.