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Workspan Daily
06/09/2022
While most serial acquirers deploy the same Corp Dev teams across deal phases and types, the most acquisitive companies tend to prefer specialization, with dedicated teams focusing on due diligence and deal negotiation versus integration and harmonization, or focusing on acquisitions versus divestures and joint ventures.
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Workspan Daily
11/06/2024
Traditional job architectures are often inspired by or directly based on frameworks from compensation survey companies, categorizing work into defined “career streams” to distinguish between types of work and common career paths like “support,” “professional” or “management.”
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Workspan Daily
07/07/2023
The strike started July 2 when thousands of hotel workers walked off their jobs, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what their union called the largest strike in its history.
Workspan Daily
05/31/2023
The FTC also estimates that 1 in 5 employees are under a noncompete at work — that's approximately 30 million people. ;
The U.S.
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Workspan Daily
01/15/2026
Access a bonus Workspan Daily Plus+ article on this subject: Two TR Leaders Provide a Personal Take on Their 2026 Priorities;
WorldatWork’s 2026 findings are based on the survey responses (from Oct. 27 through Nov. 21) of 290 TR leaders, including:
;Directors or senior directors (37%);
;Managers or senior managers (27%);
;Vice presidents (senior or assistant) (15%);
;Consultants/analysts/specialists (11%);
;Chiefs or heads (6%);
;Other titles (3%);
Respondents represented a diversity of:
;Organization sizes
;500 to 2,499 employees (29%);
;2,500 to 9,999 (27%);
;20 to 499 (18%);
;20,000 or more (16%);
;10,000 to 19,999 (8%);
;Less than 20 (3%);;
;And, geographic regions;;United States (41%);
;Canada (14%);
;Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) (8%);
;U.K. (8%);
;India (8%);
;Asia (excluding India) (7%);
;Latin America and the Caribbean (6%);
;Middle East (4%);
;Africa (2%);
;Oceania (2%);;
“TR leaders recognize that rewards programs must directly support organizational
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Workspan Daily
05/12/2026
What seems like a minor error can snowball and compound quickly, especially in large organizations, as evidenced by
these findings in a survey by HR, pay and workforce management platform UKG and audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG:
;Employee pay often represents 40% to 60% of businesses’ operating costs, but management of that pay remains deeply fragmented.;
;Organizations lose 2% to 4% of their labor spend on “payroll leakage” from system limitations, processing errors and/or fraud.;
;Almost 40% of companies reported between $1 million and $5 million in annual payroll losses; for a large company, even 1% of payroll leakage can cost $15 million in losses.;
“This isn’t just a financial issue; it’s a people issue,” said Teresa Smith, the director of UKG’s human insights and human capital management (HCM) strategic advisory group.
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Workspan Daily
12/26/2024
Per the Alexander Group’s benchmarks, 60% base and 40% target incentivepay is the most common mix.
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Workspan Daily
11/22/2023
Although high-deductible health plans can mean increased medical costs in certain cases, several aspects of utilizing an HSA can balance out those increased costs, or even offer savings: Lower monthly premiums;Tax savings, sometimes up to 20% or 30% depending on tax bracket and state, when pre-tax contributions are made to the account;Additional tax savings by using funds from the account to pay for medical expenses; “I still oftentimes hear benefit brokers or HR professionals, when communicating these benefits to employees, say, 'If you're healthy, go with an HSA plan, and if you're sick and utilize insurance a lot, go with a traditional plan,'” Benson said.
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Workspan Daily
04/17/2026
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;30% cited stock market instability as a major concern.;
;21% worried about inflation reducing their buying power.;
;Only 2% of respondents said they aren’t worried at all about their financial future.;
Along with delaying retirement, many of the surveyed older workers also are making significant lifestyle and investment changes:
;41% have made changes to their investment strategy due to market instability.;
;Just 8% said they’re staying the course with no changes.;
Even as they delay retirement, many older workers already are drawing from their retirement savings, often out of necessity:
;61% of the respondents said they are regularly withdrawing from their retirement accounts.;
;30% dip into savings occasionally, for specific expenses.;
;8% are holding off and saving their funds for later.;
IBM to Pay $17 Million in DEI Settlement
In a first-of-its-kind “ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative ” case, computer technology company IBM has agreed to
pay $17 million to the U.S. government
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Journal Article
11/14/2024
Imagine your typical manager, coaching one of your 50%-60% “average” employees (as per “the curve”), who is upset about a 3% increase, which barely keeps up with inflation.
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