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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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Strategic Compliance: Wage Garnishment Risk Avoidance

HR Bartender

Some people might look at the title of today’s article and say, “Wage garnishments? Payroll departments do handle the processing of wage garnishments. But make no mistake, when employees have a question about their paycheck, including deductions like a wage garnishment, the first place they often go is HR. Congrats to them!

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The Ripple Effect of a Pay Strategy Change

Compensation Today

Gagnon shared Choicelunch’s story of a challenging time in the business: As a California organization with several hourly employees, the company was facing pressure from competition that hiked wages months ahead of market expectations related to the state’s new minimum wage of $15. Learn More About Our Compensation Software.

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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

Business Management Daily

Their hard work has paid off and they are being recognized by their employer. They do come with a new title and possibly different work hours, but the overall work-life balance and level of duties should be about the same. However, some of that excitement is probably due to the pay raise that they expect will come with the promotion.

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

Visier

Activist investors, regulators, employees, and customers are demanding that companies stand behind their commitments to diversify their workforce, and to ensure that equity guidelines are in place for hiring and advancement of marginalized groups of people. Job skills training elevates workers out of poverty.

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HR Compliance: Engagement, Efficiencies & Integrity

CCI Consulting

By working proactively and flagging potential issues early, such as wage misclassifications or outdated protocols, HR audits help to minimize the risk of legal complications. The main goal of an FLSA audit is simple but important: verify compliance with wage and hour regulations to protect both the company and its employees.

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Plan for COVID-19 Workplace Response

Affinity HR Group

Until more is learned about this strain of coronavirus (such as incubation period and means of transmission), health officials are taking measures to try to contain it to reduce the potentially catastrophic effects to the most vulnerable population. Travel restrictions which may limit ability of employees to travel for business.