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Employment and Labor Law in Australia

Global People Strategist

Fair Work Act 2009. All Australian nationals and foreign workers are entitled to basic rights and protections under the Fair Work Act of 2009. All the industries and businesses in Australia that have employed foreign as well as local workers are subjected to the Fair Work Act 2009. With a small population of just 25.79

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How to Turn Pay Secrecy Obstacles Into Pay Transparency Opportunities

ExactHire

Just as recently, I learned about the passage of a new employment law in the state of Massachusetts that bans employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history prior to offering the individual a job. I’ve been thinking about the impact of snap decisions a lot lately. Essentially, gut counts for something.

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Minimum Wage, Maximum Pressure: The Journey Toward $15/Hour

UKG

On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order, “ Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” No one … working 40 hours a week should live below the poverty line.”. As of January 1, 2021, 29 states and the District of Columbia have minimum wage provisions higher than the federal, while 2 1 states use the $7.

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What is pay equity? Defining the problem before it can be addressed

Business Management Daily

For instance, Pew Research reports that college-educated black and Hispanic men earn roughly 80% the hourly wages of white college-educated men. For instance, Pew Research reports that college-educated black and Hispanic men earn roughly 80% the hourly wages of white college-educated men. Do you know the significance of March 14, 2023?

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How to Turn Pay Secrecy Obstacles Into Pay Transparency Opportunities

ExactHire

Just as recently, I learned about the passage of a new employment law in the state of Massachusetts that bans employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history prior to offering the individual a job. I’ve been thinking about the impact of snap decisions a lot lately. Essentially, gut counts for something.

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3 Ways Workforce Intelligence Enables Better Workforce Risk Management

Visier

Whether HR is dealing with health and safety incidents, compliance issues, compensation and payroll errors, or wrongful hiring and termination practices, these are all risks that HR can mitigate with the right data-driven approach. This pay data is intended to help enforce federal pay discrimination laws. are proposed to start in 2017.

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Cafe Classic: The Age-Earnings Relationship Is Not What You Think

Compensation Cafe

Even though I probably don't need to convince you of this, here are some statistics on labor force participation rates by age group for the years 2000 and 2009: Among people between the ages of 55 and 65, the labor force participation rate has increased 5 percent. You know the workforce is getting older, right?