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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

Minimum wage updates The conversation about the minimum wage is not new, but the importance of keeping updated with changes to the minimum wage laws cannot be overstated. Jurisdictions across the globe are continuously revising minimum wage standards to ensure workers can earn a livable income. Changes in labor laws 1.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Resources indicate that the term “employee relations” started to gain popularity around 2006 when, according to CIDP , the meaning began to shift from the industrial relations understanding of employees as a collective whole , and instead emphasize the focus on individual employees. What is Employee Relations?

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Linn Tagesson: “Starting a company is not glamorous”

Thrive Global

This is the truth that everyone needs to understand: starting your own business means fixing toilets, working 15 hours a day for 7 days a week, and making the wrong decisions many many times. Starting a company is not glamorous. Be sure you know what you are getting yourself into. from Customer Services to In-House Brands.

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What Happens to the “Average” Worker When Average Work is Obsolete?

Cornerstone On Demand

Marc Pensky, who coined the term "digital immigrant" in 2006, described our current work environment quite eloquently when he told CNN, “People will always be behind now, and that will be a stress they have to cope with.” Job growth at these lower wages was more than double the rate of jobs paying $22.97

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Pay Equity Analysis: The Essential Guide [With a Tutorial]

Analytics in HR

For example, in a retail store, a male shelf stacker and female sales assistant should, in theory, be paid equally unless there’s a solid reason for a pay difference. In the US, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 states that organizations must pay equal wages for equal work, which means that all organizations based in the US must comply.

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Sascha Mayer of Mamava: “An increase in inclusive language and policies”

Thrive Global

Mamava designs solutions for nursing mamas on the go, and since 2015 has placed over 1,900 lactation pods in locations as diverse as airports, sports stadiums, automobile factories, and military bases. On Labor Day 2006, with baby number two on my breast, I read a New York Times cover story by Jodi Kantor. in Burlington, Vermont.

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Why Visiting the Manufacturing Floor is Key for HR

BirdDogHR

Why Visiting the Manufacturing Floor is Key for HR. September 21, 2017. As a seasoned HR professional, you know it best: staying connected with the realities of the employees you oversee is key in advocating for those people and managing a successful operation. The Difference Between Desk Work and Floor Work.