Searching Employment Law on page 29

Additionally, 55% of the surveyed workers have paid out-of-pocket for training their employer did not cover, and nearly a quarter have done so more than once.

For WorldatWork Members Salary Budget Planning Guide , tool;Salary Budget Planning: Using Market Data to Formulate a Recommendation Report , tool;Compensation Structure Policies and Practices , research;The Potential Dangers of Aggregated Statistics , Journal of Total Rewards article;Don’t Underestimate the Power of Non-Financial Rewards , Workspan Daily Plus+ article; For Everyone 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey , research;2024-2025 Salary Budget Survey , research;Salary Budget Planning Playbook: Data, Strategy and Insights for the Year Ahead , webinar, live event Aug. 19;‘Year of Contention’: Employers Mull Tight Budgets, Pay Expectations , Workspan Daily article;Mercer Report Shows 2025 Actual Salary Increases Less Than Anticipated , Workspan Daily article;The Pros and Cons of Giving Managers Discretion on Merit Increases , Workspan Daily article;Essentials of Compensation Management , course; U.S. organizations are projecting mean salary increase

Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law As reported by the New York Times , a federal administrative judge has ruled Amazon violated labor law in advance of unionization elections last year at two warehouses on Staten Island.

“Some employers are now frustrated that employees may not wish to dedicate as many hours or days to work or the workforce and thereby force employers to have to make an additional unwanted extra hire or two,” Golden said.

WTW data shows employers are taking a somewhat more cautious approach to their salary budgets.

What levers might employers pull?

This greater scrutiny comes as employers face above-average increases in healthcare costs this year, according to the Business Group on Health’s 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey .

He said employers can provide managers with a short deck outlining the what, how and why of pay transparency, along with a “frequently asked questions” document to guide conversations with employees — and employers shouldn’t be afraid to leverage technology like corporate portals or chatbots to deploy education and decision rules.

Three-quarters (75%) of respondents to a 2019 Boston College survey agreed that they would be more likely to remain with their current employer because the organizations offers expanded parental/family leave.

As a first step, employers must recognize the risks posed by financial insecurity for employers and employees, but also the opportunities involved in improving workplace financial well-being.