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Expert’s Top Tips for Training a Retail Workforce for the Holiday Season

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) President and CEO Matthew Shay estimates that retailers will hire 650,000 seasonal workers for the 2018 holiday period, up 10% from 2017. For employers, this volume of new workers presents significant hiring, onboarding and training challenges. I’ve worked in retail for almost 30 years.

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

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In 2017, for example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 34% of the U.S. In 2017, for example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 34% of the U.S. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, workplace culture shifted dramatically and irreversibly. Now, two years on, as many as 59% of U.S.

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The PEO Industry in 2020 & Beyond: What The Next Decade Holds

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Between 2008 and 2017, the number of worksite employees employed in the PEO industry grew at a compounded annual rate of 8.3%, from about 1.8 Between 2008 and 2017, the number of worksite employees employed in the PEO industry grew at a compounded annual rate of 8.3%, from about 1.8 PEO History & Highlights. million to 3.7

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Employee Breaks: Ensuring You’re Compliant with Labor Regulations

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A Brief Look at the FLSA Since 1938, the FLSA has been protecting workers’ rights by establishing certain basic labor standards including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor regulations. Unless otherwise exempt, the FLSA ensures that employees are paid time and a half whenever working more than 40 hours in a work week.

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More Governments are Encouraging Pay Equity Through Transparency

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Effective April 2017, the United Kingdom set a global example on the issue of pay equity by requiring organizations to publish 12-month snapshots online accounting for their gender pay gaps. The pay data reports are publicly accessible online. Examples of this trend can be found domestically and overseas. In 2019, U.S.

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Pay Equity Laws Abroad are Rapidly Evolving. U.S. Employers Should Take Note

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Achieving Pay Equity means eliminating unlawful discrimination from the wage-setting process. The rising importance of Pay Equity for employers globally can be attributed to rapidly evolving laws regulating the payment of wages. consider ways to address the gender wage gap. consider ways to address the gender wage gap.

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Physicians Face Equal Pay Challenges

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The report analyzes the changes in the wages of licensed U.S. After years of examination, the gender wage gap is now demonstrating a downward trajectory, suggesting that the industry is moving toward equally compensating female physicians.”. Two male LPNs performing the same job were paid $25 per hour.”. physicians.