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“5 Things We Need To Do To Close The Gender Wage Gap”, with John Schwarz CEO of Visier

Thrive Global

As part of my series about “the five things we need to do to close the gender wage gap” I had the pleasure of interviewing John Schwarz. John was also President and Chief Operating Officer of Symantec during the period of its biggest expansion from 2001 to 2005. John is the Founder and CEO of Visier Inc.,

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Cafe Classic: Performance Pay for Gig Workers?

Compensation Cafe

Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed the contingent workforce was in 2005! Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed the contingent workforce was in 2005! (a Gig workers aren’t just for small start-ups anymore. For many of us, the gig economy is something that’s indistinct and difficult to wrap our arms around. The last time the U.S.

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The Walmart Effect: Can Raising Salaries Increase Productivity?

Compensation Today

Research Shows Higher Wages Lead to Less Turnover, More Respect. In one of Frost’s studies from 2005 , she looked at low-wage, low-skill workers in American hospitals — roles like nursing assistants, orderlies, and food workers. A wage increase helped change that sentiment, she explains. Click To Tweet. GET A DEMO.

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: 2018 Seasonal Hiring Trends

Employment Metrix

Temperatures are still soaring into the 90s in most parts of the country, but in the retail industry, it’s already the holiday season. And what could be more convincing than higher wages and better benefits? increased by a whopping 115 percent between 2005 and 2015, and the retail industry is following this same trend.

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The Fissured Workplace and Employee Misclassification

Astron Solutions

David Weil , an administrator for the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, popularized the term “fissured workplace” to describe the surge in employers’ use of contracted laborers. The costs in this race to be the lowest bidder are borne by workers deprived of their wages and their rights.

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“There is always a cost to doing business; It may not always be transparent” with Donna Heidkamp and Tyler Gallagher

Thrive Global

In 1995, she completed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Agricultural Broker Training Program. Her interest in the futures industry stemmed from strong family ties to production agriculture in Hereford, Texas. The entire industry suffered due to the lack of trust that followed. RJO Futures is the private client division of R.J.

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Boston University Questrom School of Business Dean Susan Fournier: “Here Are 5 Things We Need To Do To Close The Gender Wage Gap”

Thrive Global

Wage gaps are most significant in high skilled occupations, where we control, if you will, for the differences in occupation choices between men and women. As part of my series about “the five things we need to do to close the gender wage gap” I had the pleasure of interviewing Susan Fournier. Here is what’s really interesting.