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Workspan Daily
10/22/2024
The pay gap between men and women has only closed by 2% between 2002 and 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis that accounted for both full-time and part-time work.
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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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Journal Article
05/15/2025
Moreover, many of the policies that were supportive of broadly based shared growth in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s were reversed in the 1970s and ’80s, as the real value of the minimum wage dropped, laws protecting collective bargaining failed to keep pace with growing employer opposition to union organizing efforts, and macroeconomic policymakers tolerated unemployment rates far higher than what was needed to keep inflation in check.
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Workspan Daily
02/03/2023
Two cities in Texas — Austin and Houston — had the highest return-to-office rates at above 60%.
Workspan Daily
04/18/2024
For instance, offers of note included: relaxed dress codes (60%), more flexibility on working hours (55%), free or subsidized parking or other commuting assistance (35%), redesigned office space to better suit employee needs (34%) and enhanced office technology (31%).
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Workspan Daily
01/22/2025
Employees Still Want Flexible Work
Another Robert Half report found 37% of U.S. job seekers are interested in a fully remote position, while 60% would like a hybrid role.
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Workspan Daily
10/02/2025
A higher catch-up contribution limit ($11,250) applies for workers aged 60, 61, 62 and 63 who participate in these plans.
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Workspan Daily
02/26/2026
A 60-day public comment period will follow.
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Workspan Daily
04/30/2026
When asked what truly matters for retention, workforce respondents said:
;Pay (70%) and work/workplace flexibility (60%) are the primary factors.;
;Meaningful work (36%) emerges as the critical differentiator once pay and flexibility foundations are established.;
Workers stated they are looking for organizations where:
;They feel “seen”;;
;They have a true purpose;;
;Their work makes a difference; and,;
;They have room to grow with the organization.;
According to the report, the rewards components with the highest [workforce] satisfaction scores — compensation and benefits — are the weakest predictors of retention, whereas the rewards with the lowest satisfaction — career development and recognition — are the strongest.
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Journal Article
03/15/2023
For example, the physician could begin treatment upon the bureau’s claim allowance and continue it for 60 days without waiting for the MCO to approve the treatment plan, so long as that treatment fell within the “green” ODG guidelines (formerly the Official Disability Guidelines).
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