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Workspan Daily
03/04/2025
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;Communications industries — the
highest-performing S&P 500 sector in 2024 — had the biggest leap by far, paying out 22% higher bonuses year-over-year.;
;Increases in
other industries (10% in real estate, 9% in entertainment and recreation, and 8% in retail) also reflect a strong 2024 for those sectors and business owners’ optimism.;
;Bonus amounts in some
service industries were down, including personal services (down 10%) and tourism and accommodations (down 7%), potentially signaling a cooling of wage growth for service workers after several years of post-pandemic wage increases.;
;The
transportation and warehousing industries also saw a 10% decrease in bonus amounts, following a downturn in freight rates, demand and revenues.;
“Instead of spreading bonuses more evenly, companies may be concentrating them among fewer employees to control overall compensation costs, especially in uncertain economic conditions,” said Nich Tremper, a senior economist at Gusto.
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02/10/2026
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Workspan Daily
04/07/2022
To accomplish this, you should create quantifiable metrics that will collectively illustrate the well-being of your compensation program(s), and then establish baselines (current state) and targets for each performance indicator.
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Workspan Daily
07/22/2022
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GMB union said the government should set a maximum temperature for workplaces
of 25C, meaning employers should offer flexible working and travel
arrangements, give staff extra breaks and relax dress codes to allow staff to
wear cooler clothes ,” wrote The Guardian ’s Harry Taylor.
Workspan Daily
06/12/2024
WTW collected the CAP values disclosed by companies in Year 2 to compare S&P 1500 TSR to median CAP and summary compensation table (SCT) pay for CEOs (also reflected in Figure 2 as principal executive officers, or PEO).
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Press Release
08/07/2023
WorldatWork’s 2023 Total Rewards Professional Career Study Reveals Crucial Insights into Career Experiences
Majority express satisfaction with roles and accomplishments A significant skills gap exceeding 10% was revealed 95% agree that training and developing new skills are paramount August 07, 2023
Scottsdale, Arizona — WorldatWork , the Total Rewards association, has conducted an in-depth Total Rewards Professional Career Study , exploring the demographics, essential skills, and career aspirations of today's Total Rewards professionals.
Workspan Daily
01/21/2022
.; Countries such as France, Italy and Germany have gone further, noted Stephan Swinkels, shareholder in Littler Mendelson P.C.’s Amsterdam office.
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Workspan Daily
05/06/2022
Starbucks to Raise Wages, but Not for Unionized Workers Just one month after returning to Starbucks as interim CEO, Howard Schultz has announced new benefits — including expanded training, improved sick leave and credit card tipping — to about 240,000 Starbucks employees, excluding those that are unionizing, NPR report s.
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Workspan Daily
02/24/2023
The petition urges Jassy and Amazon’s leadership team, known as the S-team, to drop the mandate, just days after it was announced .
Workspan Daily
04/19/2023
“[S]ocial media is a powerful tool,” she said, adding that without severance, people can immediately get on a platform and bad-mouth their former employer, while also leaving negative reviews on job sites such as Glassdoor or Indeed.
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