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5 Strategies for Supporting Senior Care Workers

Payactiv

In addition, many of these workers earn near-poverty-level wages. Just consider these figures: Home-care workers earn a median hourly wage of $12.60, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. an hour and a $3,000 signing bonus, depending on location and shift. Working in this sector takes a special kind of person.

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The State of Healthcare HR in the New Decade

Precheck

But with many healthcare employees in or reaching their 60s, many organizations will face heavy losses from retiring workers over the next few years. But with many healthcare employees in or reaching their 60s, many organizations will face heavy losses from retiring workers over the next few years. Antique Nguyen Marketing Specialist.

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

SumTotal

In such a competitive market, some industry insiders are predicting wages to increase by as much as 54%, with additional enticements like employee discounts and special shopping days added to entice new hires further. For employers, this volume of new workers presents significant hiring, onboarding and training challenges.

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Closing the Gender Retirement Gap: How Financial Wellness Can Help

Best Money Moves

Closing the gender retirement gap: How financial wellness can help. Female employees still face workplace disparity when it comes to retirement planning. Here’s what employers can do to close the gender retirement gap. . In fact, nearly every retirement system in the world suffers from the gender retirement gap.

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Part-Time vs. Full-Time Jobs — Pros, Cons & Full Explanation

Intoo USA

It goes beyond mere work hours—finding the right balance is the key to a thriving and cohesive workforce. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) classifies part-time employees as those who work fewer than 30 hours a week and full-time employees as those who clock in 35 to 40 hours weekly. But that’s only where the differences begin.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Synapse, a Provider of Technology for the Learning and Development Market, Closes US$2.5M CommonBond for Business™ Partners with Empower Retirement to Bring Enterprise Student Loan Solutions to Nine Million Employees Nationwide. Emory University Launches Executive Coaching Diploma Program with Total Brain. Seed Funding Round.

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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Essentially, HR audits are an efficient tool used to improve processes like recruitment, retention, onboarding, training, salary and compensation, payroll, performance management, and many more common practices within an HR department. The word “audit” generally elicits the idea that an aspect of the operation is doing something wrong.