by Market Cheetah | Apr 2, 2021 | Counseling, Employee Relations, HR Careers, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Organization and Employee Development
What should an employer do when an employee gift-exchange goes off the rails? How can a manager get an employee to come to work on time? SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers HR questions each week for USA Today.
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by Market Cheetah | Apr 1, 2021 | Behavioral Competencies, Critical Evaluation, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Labor Market Data, Talent Acquisition
States reported that 719,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Mar. 27, an increase of 61,000 after last week’s pandemic-era low. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits fell slightly to 3.8 million. The recent overall improvement in claims data is consistent with accelerating labor market momentum as the economy reopens. Still, a complete recovery to pre-pandemic levels when new jobless claims averaged about 200,000 per week is still many months away, according to economists.
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by Market Cheetah | Apr 1, 2021 | Benefits, Defined Contribution Plans, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Retirement and Financial Planning, Retirement Benefits
SHRM Online spoke with the author of a new report, “The Peak 65 Generation—Creating A New Retirement Security Framework,” about the role annuities can play with, and within, employer-sponsored 401(k) plans to provide protected lifetime income.
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by Market Cheetah | Mar 24, 2021 | Behavioral Competencies, Compensation, Global and Cultural Effectiveness, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Pay Equity
The gender pay gap narrowed overall by 6 cents in three years, with women ages 25 to 30 seeing the most improvement in that time, according to a new report released in time for U.S. Equal Pay Day on March 24. In 2017, they made about 79 cents for every $1 men made; that increased to 86 cents in 2020, a 7-cent gain.
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by Market Cheetah | Mar 24, 2021 | Compensation, Compensation Metrics and Analysis, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Pay Equity
The gender pay gap in the U.S. has decreased only slightly in recent years. Now, as women return to the workforce, they may experience wage penalties that widen the pay gap. Employers can take steps to ensure equitable pay for all employees.
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by Market Cheetah | Mar 24, 2021 | Communicable Diseases, Employment Law, Health, HR Expertise, Human Resources, Risk Management
Federal and state anti-discrimination agencies have issued guidance for employers that want to require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine—but at least one lawsuit has…
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