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Seasonal Hiring Steady for 2015 Holiday Season, but is Pay Spiraling Downward?

Compensation Today

Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior Blogger This time of year always sees an increase in hiring additional people to cover the busy holiday season, at least on a temporary basis. You’ll note that from this survey, seasonal hourly pay is down significantly from 2014, and for a number of reasons. per hour, which is down from $17.50

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Why Referrals Might Be Hurting Your Diversity Efforts (and What You Can Do to Change That)

Linkedin Talent Blog

A recent report from PayScale shows that job referrals can bring more engaged employees into your company, but tend to benefit white men a lot more than women or people of color. During a four month period in 2017, PayScale surveyed 53,000 workers to find out whether they got their job through a referral.