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Tourism workers are the lowest paid of any industry, FSU study says
After analyzing data from about 12 industries, one researcher said the average weekly pay was $710 overall but just $311 for leisure and hospitality workers.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 12, 2019 -
US companies to hold steady on wage increases in favor of bonuses
Two recent reports show employers are largely rewarding high performers and may seek to attract candidates with benefits instead.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 12, 2019 -
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TrendlineTop trends in employee development
Amid hiring freezes, employee development may be more important than ever.
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ICE agents round up 680 workers in largest raid in a decade
Workplace investigations have resumed under President Trump after President Obama largely avoided them in favor of audits, AP reported.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
New grocery career center connects job seekers with training, job alerts
The center provides access to more than 170 National Grocery Association training courses on topics such as food safety, merchandising and management.
By Lauren Manning • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Leaders, managers fail to engage seasonal gig workers
Speakap also found that leaders perceive older workers in this group as less engaged than younger gig workers — but they do "nothing" about it.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Pet care franchise releases internal manual on hiring people with autism
The manual educates franchisees on the best ways to recruit, train and "make a difference in the lives of employees with autism," Dogtopia said.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Opioids still prevalent, but fewer employees are prescribed pain medications under workers' comp
WCRI also detected a small rise in non-pharmacological pain treatments, like physical therapy, between October 2011 and March 2018 in 27 states.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 9, 2019 -
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The talent textbook: Algorithm scheduling and workers' choice
The emerging market for predictive scheduling apps has caught the attention of employers — and employees.
By Rosie Bradbury • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Happier employees lead to more satisfied customers
Every 1-star improvement in Glassdoor's 5-star rating scale equaled a 1.3-point increase in customer satisfaction on a 0- to 100-point scale, the company noted.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 8, 2019 -
C-suite speak: How HR can get better buy-in from the CEO
"I get a lot of 'noes,'" said one DMEC 2019 attendee. Others asked speakers how to better share their solutions to complicated issues, like paid leave, with the CEO.
By Morgan Fecto • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Companies that focus on human experience receive performance boost
Deloitte "created a new algorithm" combining customer, partner and workforce experience to determine how engagement affects the bottom line.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Ohio city bans tobacco use for its new employees
A smoking cessation program may be worth the investment for employers, but the local union questioned whether the policy would hurt recruiting efforts.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 7, 2019 -
One-third of managers don't follow up on action items from performance check-ins
Workers have said they prefer more frequent performance appraisals, but managers who don't note their goals may squander their potential.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 7, 2019 -
San Diego tops list of cities that offer best work-life balance
Work-life balance is a stated top priority for job seekers and employees, but some cities are better at meeting those expectations than others.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 7, 2019 -
Randstad: US workers would train in STEM if they could turn back time
Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents believe their employers have trouble recruiting talent for such roles.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 6, 2019 -
More C-suites hire chief data officers to survive digital transformation
Employers need leaders with digital expertise to carry their enterprise into the 4th Major Industrial Revolution, an Avado study said.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 6, 2019 -
Accenture, IBM among top-rated companies for D&I in Working Mother Media index
A Working Mother Media executive said the company's index "continues to grow" as employers become more transparent about their D&I progress.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 6, 2019 -
Men appreciate work-life balance advancements more than women do
Many of these initiatives are focused on women and the family, the study noted, but men care about policies that promote personal time, too.
By Jennifer Carsen • Aug. 6, 2019 -
Long weekends relieve stress better than lengthy vacations, study says
The business world has not found a one-size-fits-all vacation solution, Cornerstone's findings, and those from similar studies, revealed.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 6, 2019 -
US gained 164K jobs in July, signaling steady growth
Job gains lagged behind June's numbers, but experts remained generally optimistic about the economy and emphasized the continued talent challenge.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 5, 2019 -
Hospital adopts benefit to convert unused PTO to student loan assistance
The program addresses employees' debt, while resolving the unused PTO dilemma — an annual forfeiture of $62.2 billion in lost benefits, said Tuition.io.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 5, 2019 -
Monster: 67% of candidates did not negotiate their salaries
Only 15% of candidates provided salary ranges that their employers then negotiated within, Monster said.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 5, 2019 -
Workplace injuries may drive rise in overdose deaths and suicides
Women with lost-time injuries were 92% more likely to die from suicide and 193% more likely to die from drug-related causes, according to researchers.
By Lisa Burden • Aug. 5, 2019 -
Lowe's lays off thousands, opts to outsource roles instead
Companies feel increased pressured to raise wages to stay competitive, prompting some to nix certain employee positions.
By Kathryn Moody , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 2, 2019 -
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LinkedIn: Word choices in job ads can set back inclusivity efforts
According to the research, one in four women would be discouraged from working for a company that describes its work environment as "demanding."
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 2, 2019
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