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Workspan Magazine
07/27/2023
Australia Australia Hikes Minimum Wage in Response to Cost-of-Living Surge As of July 1, Australia’s employees on the minimum or award wage system saw a 5.75% rise in pay to $23.23 per hour, or $882.80 per week.
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Workspan Daily
01/24/2025
According to the Indiana Rural Health Association, the state’s rural areas have about 10.3 physicians per 10,000 residents.
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Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
Starbucks employees make an average wage of nearly $17.50 per hour, with baristas earning $15 to $24 an hour and total compensation of roughly $27 per hour including benefits, according to the company.
Workspan Daily
09/13/2024
Key Takeaways
Bank of America Raises Minimum Wage for its Workers to $24 Per Hour ;Volkswagen Could Close a German Plant for First Time Ever;NLRB: Amazon is ‘Joint Employer’ of Some Contracted Delivery Drivers;Machinists Union Nix Boeing Deal, Begin Strike;
Bank of America Raises Minimum Wage for its Workers to $24 Per Hour
Bank of America has announced it is raising its minimum wage to $24 per hour.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
04/23/2025
Quantitative Data Collection:
🗹 Number of PTO requests;;
🗹 Number of PTO approvals;;
🗹 Average PTO accrued per employee;;
🗹 Average PTO used per employee;;
🗹 Reasons for PTO usage (e.g., vacation, personal leave, sick leave);;
🗹 Reasons for PTO not being approved;;
🗹 Employee headcount;;
🗹 Overtime hours worked;
Qualitative Data Collection:
🗹 Reasons for not taking leave (e.g., workload, lack of coverage, manager disapproval, accruing for a later purpose);;
🗹 Employee understanding of PTO policies;;
🗹 Employee perceptions of corporate/department culture on taking time off;;
🗹 Employee feedback on improving PTO usage;;
🗹 Manager’s challenges in approving PTO requests (e.g., late requests, holiday weeks, request/approval system, staffing issues);;
🗹 Impact on team/department when employees are absent (high, low, unacceptable, etc.).;;
🗹 Manager feedback on improving PTO usage;;
🗹 Focus group sentiments regarding the effectiveness of PTO policies and practices that impact
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Total Compensation = Base Compensation + Incentive Compensation + Total Benefits
Total Rewards: People and Talent Metrics
Absence Rate Absence Rate = (Number of Days Absent / Total Number of Available Workdays) x 100 Cost Per Hire (CPH) CPH = Total Recruiting Costs / Number of Hires Employee Engagement Index Engagement Index = Sum of Engagement Scores / Number of Respondents Human Capital ROI (HCROI) HCROI = (Revenue - Operating Expenses - (Compensation + Benefits Costs)) / (Compensation + Benefits Costs) Offer Acceptance Rate Offer Acceptance Rate = (# of Offers Accepted / Number of Offers Made) x 100 Offer Decline Rate Offer Decline Rate = (# of Offers Declined / Number of Offers Made) x 100 Revenue Per Employee Revenue Per Employee = Total Revenue / Total Number of Employees Time to Fill Time to Fill = Sum of Total Days to Fill All Roles / Number of Roles Filled Training Investment Per Employee Training Investment Per
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Workspan Daily
06/13/2025
Key Takeaways
EBSA Nominee Lays Out His Vision for the Agency;Senate Committee to Vet Candidates for DOL, EEOC Posts;Bill Aims to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour;DOL Head Vows to Uphold Laws Amid Proposed Cuts;
EBSA Nominee Lays Out His Vision for the Agency
Daniel Aronowitz, U.S.
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Workspan Daily
03/17/2023
(The Internal Revenue Service defines part-time workers as employees who work less than an average of 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month.)
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Workspan Daily
05/11/2023
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which was passed in 1938, mandated overtime pay for most workers putting in more than 40 hours per week.
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