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Why employers are leaning into benefits to stand out in the job market

HR Brew

Compensation is consistently cited as one of the top factors employees consider when they decide whether to take a job, and offering competitive wages is one way HR teams seek to attract or retain employees with rising salary expectations. The sectors where benefits stand out. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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Walgreens will match 401(k) contributions to student loan payments in 2025

HR Brew

The pharmacy chain is the latest organization to take advantage of a new federal provision that allows employers to contribute to workers’ retirement accounts based on payments they make toward their student debt. of their income to retirement over a three-year period, on average, compared with a 5.7%

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At least 23 states are raising their minimum wage in 2025—here’s what it means for HR

HR Brew

Several states have set their own minimum wages over the years, but as more move to do so, navigating a fractured compensation compliance landscape will become increasingly complicated for people professionals. “I No, not ones with scenic, mountain-top views—we’re talking about state minimum wages. 1 to $10.56, and then on Feb. 21 to $10.61.

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Why a private equity executive wants more businesses to adopt employee stock ownership plans

HR Brew

The structure of the benefit, known as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), was made possible by the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and is often offered as a type of retirement plan. All about ESOPs. There is, of course, a potential upside for private equity firms like KKR that invest in ESOPs.

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Charting Your Course Through Changing Regulations

Speaker: Bonnie Treichel, Senior Consultant & CCO, Multnomah Group

For many employers that have launched multistate offices in the past, compensation and payroll taxes have always been top of mind.

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What HR needs to do to help employees boost retirement savings

HRExecutive

Barriers to retirement savings This reality naturally has significant implications on retirement security for Americans, but it is insufficient to explain the whole picture. There are additional drivers of retirement insecurity , including: Co-author Riya Patil - Advertisement - Insufficient access: Significant swaths of the U.S.

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What is Hire-to-Retire (HTR)?

HR Lineup

Hire-to-Retire (HTR) refers to the comprehensive employee lifecycle management process that spans from the moment an individual is recruited until they retire or exit the organization. The Stages of the Hire-to-Retire (HTR) Process HTR involves several stages that align with an employee’s career trajectory.