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Workspan Daily
12/12/2025
When workers were asked about their ideal work arrangement, they responded with:
;Remote only (58%);
;Hybrid (40%);
;In-office (2%);
FlexJobs’ research also showed
remote and hybrid options carry significant weight in career decisions, often more than salary or traditional benefits.
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Workspan Daily
07/15/2022
.;60% said their new benefits provide financial
assistance for travel expenses.;54% reported that abortion care assistance is
provided only to full-time employees within their organization.;32% said their new benefits cover time off to
receive care.; “With a sizable percentage of the people
surveyed reporting access to new reproductive health benefits, companies are
navigating new and complicated territory,” Joceylne Gafner, a content writer at Indeed.com, wrote.
Journal Article
03/01/2021
Forbes, April 30, 1–8.
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Workspan Daily
01/31/2023
Conversely, meeting a 2% sales growth target in an inflationary environment with the ability to raise prices significantly may be viewed as weak performance, especially if sales growth is outpaced by expense growth.
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Workspan Daily
07/26/2022
According to proxy filings as of June 30, 2022 from Main Data Group , the prevalence of ESG metrics of any type in incentive plans has risen to majority practice, with 57% of S&P 500 companies including these metrics in either the short- or long-term plan as of 2021.
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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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Workspan Daily
01/18/2022
Mental Health: Top of Mind for Leaders (The Journal of Total Rewards, Fourth Quarter, 2021);Hybrid Work and Mental Well-Being: Challenges and Opportunities in 2022 (Workspan Daily, Dec. 6, 2021);Rewards Management Survey: Employee Financial Well-Being (The Journal of Total Rewards, Fourth Quarter, 2021);Workplace Well-Being Deserves a Fresh Look (The Journal of Total Rewards, Fourth Quarter, 2021);It’s OK to Ask for Help (Workspan, First Quarter, 2021); 2.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
07/21/2025
Re-Examine Your Pay Ranges;
To Offer or Not to Offer
Compensation professionals exploring this question — and ways to keep lump-sum merit replacements equitable — in a
WorldatWork Engage forum post shared various insights:
;“We move our ranges every year, say 2%, so even an employee who was at the top of the range will get a 2% base pay increase,” said Ken McLean, a senior compensation analyst at Newport News, Va.
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