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Workspan Daily
03/04/2025
The HR software company analyzed payroll data from more than 400,000 U.S. businesses and found:
;End-of-year bonuses in 2024 averaged $2,503 — 2% higher than in 2023.;
;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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Journal Article
09/15/2022
In this model, the five characteristics of a good job are: 1) task identity; 2) task variety; 3) task significance; 4) autonomy; and 5) feedback (Hackman and Oldham 1980).
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Workspan Magazine
12/03/2025
Most large employers are requiring an ROI of at least 2:1 or 3:1 for each health management program offering.
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Workspan Daily
06/27/2022
Only 25% of organizations vary their compensation philosophy application by country or region and just 21% do so for performance management application.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
03/26/2025
Step 2: Gather Data
Relative data must be collected and validated.
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Workspan Daily
02/25/2025
A Jan. 21
Resume.org survey of 1,000 business leaders within organizations with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives (also known as the push toward equitable and diverse workplaces) found 1 in 8 of those entities are eliminating or reducing their programs.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
12/23/2024
;The Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA) has long required employers that offer pension plans to allow employees aged 21 or older who work at least 1,000 hours a year to participate in the plan.
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