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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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PayScale Gender Wage Study Extracts Unexpected Industry Disparity

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Indeed, despite all the buzz around sexism in Silicon valley, new PayScale research shows that it is actually the Oil & Gas industry where the largest gender wage gap exists. PayScale study shows the largest #gender #wage gap is in the #oil and #gas industry! Answer: they’re both rock bottom low. Click To Tweet.

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PayScale Index shows wilting wages for STEM jobs

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According to the new PayScale Index , wages for previously hot performing STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs grew just 1.0% This slow-down is more of a reflection of STEM’s hot streak growth in 2014, versus a testament to the decline of the industry. Check out the all-new PayScale Index. Not necessarily.

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Why Is It So Important to Communicate Total Rewards?

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Here are some statistics to consider: More than half (52%) of employees feel that their company does not explain pay programs effectively (source: Towers Watson Global Workforce and Global Talent Management and Rewards Study, 2014).

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Good News—HR Wages Are on the Rise!

Compensation Today

In recent releases of the PayScale Index , we’ve noticed some continuous trends. Since 2014, we have seen HR wages rise—even rising slightly above national wages. Since 2014, we have seen HR wages rise—even rising slightly above national wages. The PayScale Index has not been adjusted for inflation and is based on actual wages.

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Survey: It Pays To Be Fair

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in 2014 and 32 percent in 2015. PayScale, Inc., This research aims to shed new light on employee satisfaction and intent to leave in an era where engagement is at an all-time low,” Lydia Frank, vice president of Content Strategy at PayScale, said in a news release.

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Global Trends Impact Higher Education, Business and Working Learners

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Higher education enrollment rose from 100 million to 207 million students between 2000 and 2014. A PayScale report explains the mismatch between the skills employers expect from graduates and graduates actual preparation for work. Changing higher education enrollments.

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