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Summer slows down as wages tick up

Homebase

However, worker wages continued to rise as Main Street fights to retain good talent amid a persistent labor shortage. NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: Main Street wages continued to rise in August, despite salary cuts across big industries like technology and transportation , showing that small businesses are still battling the labor shortage.

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Never Too Late to Update: Critical 2023 Employee Handbook Updates

Netchex HR Blog

Health insurance is a great start, but your workers really have at least three categories of needs: physical, mental, and financial. READ: How to Promote and Measure DEI Initiatives Year-Round Pay policies Even without the complications of remote work, many companies have increased wages and adjusted hourly schedules.

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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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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

Employee relations cases were directly impacted by 2020 challenges: The vast majority of respondents attribute increases in ER issue volume to the pandemic (89%), social movements such as Black Lives Matter (77%) and the political landscape (73%).

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What Are Turnover And Retention Rates For The Caregiver Industry?

DailyPay

Caregivers in home health, assisted living, retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers make up the industry the Bureau of Labor classifies as home health and personal care aides. The median pay in the home health and personal aide category is about $27,510 per year or $13.23 Pressure to Raise Wages is Growing.

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Is Job Skills Training a Valuable Perk? Hourly Workers Say Yes

Visier

A big part of making good on these pledges is offering job skills training to entry-level employees and hourly wage workers. Paul’s is just one of many examples from a recent Luminera Foundation report on how employer-sponsored education programs can put hourly workers on the career path to higher wage jobs.

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Guide to Hiring Employees in the Netherlands

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Minimum Wage Requirements: The Netherlands has a system of minimum wage regulations that vary based on age. Employers are obligated to pay their employees at least the stipulated minimum wage, which is periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the cost of living.