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Is Hiring Teens a Good Alternative to a Tight Labor Market?

Stratus

Lower wages. Many people argue that minimum wage was never meant to be a livable wage, but rather an acceptable amount of money for someone new entering the workforce. If your business doesn’t shut down at 5pm, teens may be the perfect solution to add a few extra hours of productivity without overworking your full-time staff.

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Brazilian Labor Law: Ensuring Equal Pay for Equal Work

Trusaic

In cases of pay disparities, employers must create action plans, with detailed goals, deadlines, and training programs. Further, the WEF’s 2023 Global Gender Gap report ranks Brazil 110 th for ”wage equality for similar work”. The CLT details employment laws relating to working hours, compensation, vacation time, and health and safety.

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Achieving Transparency in the Workplace: Strategies for Success (With Examples)

Analytics in HR

In this article, we’ll explore the importance of workplace transparency, the consequences of its absence, and nine actions organizations can take to promote transparency in the workplace. Transparency in the workplace touches on almost every aspect of the employee life cycle, from attraction and recruitment to retention and development.

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A Complete Guide to Hiring Employees in Hong Kong

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It stipulates that employers must provide a written employment contract to their employees within the first month of employment, highlighting terms such as wages, working hours, and leave entitlements. Wages and Working Hours: The EO addresses the fundamental aspect of employment – wages.

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New Employment Laws for 2021: What They Mean for HR Professionals

Flimp Communications

These laws affect paid leave, minimum wage, training and more. Minimum Wage. More than 50% of the new laws that took effect in 2021 include increases to the hourly minimum wage. Employers subject to state or local minimum wage laws are obligated to pay the higher rate to employees working there. Paid Leave.

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5 Reasons Your Retention Rate Is So Low

Hppy

In this article we’ll list five common reasons employee turnover may be high in your organization, then we’ll give you tips to acquire and retain top talent using sound HR best practices. With the unemployment rate hovering at an historic low of 4.1% Average number of years employees stay with the same company. Source: Indeed.

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August Legal Updates

ComplianceHR

If you’re an existing ComplianceHR client, you can access these updates and robust links to learn more about each of these changes through the PolicySmart solution. West Hollywood, California Passes Comprehensive Ordinance Establishing a Local Minimum Wage and Requiring Paid and Unpaid Leave–Now Includes Sample Policy.