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Massachusetts Gender & Racial Wage Gap Persists, Despite the Equal Pay Act

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The most populous state in New England, and the home of the diverse metropolitan city of Boston, seemed poised to take a leadership role with the 2016 passage of The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act ( MEPA ). 3 minute read . Bar employers from retaliating against employees exercising their rights under the law; and.

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Managing A Total Talent Workforce – The Impact Of The Gig Economy

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Rather than being recruited as full-time or contracted employees, these workers secure individual and on-demand “gigs” – a process that very often happens via an online platform or mobile app. . . Following the outbreak of COVID-19, workplace culture shifted dramatically and irreversibly. Indeed, the phenomenon of 47.8

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Sure, She Works Here. But, Do We Employ Her?

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Essential terms and conditions can include: Hiring; Rejecting new hires; Training; Discipline; Setting pay and benefits; Establishing working conditions; Firing or demanding firing of workers; Assigning tasks; and Providing oversight or evaluations. Consider the following situation: You hired a worker through a staffing agency.

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The gender pay gap: How equal pay starts with hiring

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The gender wage gap refers to the difference in earnings between men and women. Experts have calculated this gap in multiple ways, but they all point to the same conclusion. Women consistently earn less than men, the gap is wider for most women of color , and we have a long way to go. Table of Contents What is the gender pay gap?

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Confronting the Pay Equity Gap: Identifying and Resolving Issues of Unequal Pay

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It fuels productivity, efficiency and financial performance even while it helps attract and retain a diverse workforce. Payscale found a racial wage gap showing that women of all races and ethnic groups earn less than white men. Employee pay is one of the largest expenses on an organization’s income statement. Women earn $0.69

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6 Things HR Should Expect To Happen In 2016

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Here's 6 things HR should expect to happen in 2016: 1. There are many online resources much more suited to showcasing our skills and by not utilising them are you inadvertently demonstrating a lack of knowledge of the tools available today? The death of the traditional CV. The average recruiter spends about 8.8

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20 Examples of Employers Dropping College Degree Requirements [and Why]

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Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said: “propensity to learn became the company’s No. Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said: “propensity to learn became the company’s No. ZipRecruiter discovered the following: 2016: 15% of job postings required a bachelor’s degree. How have job descriptions changed over the years?