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Cost of Living vs. Cost of Labor — Is There a Difference?

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Cost of living: a government-based metric using economic factors that look at how people spend money to live their day-to-day lives. Cost of labor: a metric based on how much employers must pay to hire for specific roles. It’s an often-asked question, and we’re here to help provide some clarity. labor costs. Payroll taxes.

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BLR’s 2017–2018 Pay Budget and Variable Pay Survey

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How much of an increase in pay are your employees receiving in 2017? 2017 Merit Increases. 3% is the most commonly awarded amount among employers awarding merit increases in 2017. 2017 General Increases (Not Tied to Performance). of responding employers did not offer general increases in 2017. awarded up to 2.5%

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Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: The Importance of Gender Pay Equity

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However, the Trump Administration issued new mandates in 2017 to reduce the amount of paperwork administrators had to do with the Paperwork Reduction Act , which cut out the need for collecting Component 2 data. This ruling allowed for the continuation of reporting for 2017-2018. Modify policies.