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Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

May 7, 2019

It’s been 56 years since the US government passed the Equal Pay Act, but stats on gender pay equality reveal that though conditions have improved, we still have a long way to go to before the gender pay gap tot...

Must employers pay a Christmas bonus?

Diana Coker

December 13, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

As the festive holidays unfold, the issue of Christmas bonuses becomes a subject that confuses most people. Both employers and employees are usually confused on the subject and begin to sort out whether the emp...

How to Be More Efficient At Your Payroll Job

Diana Coker

December 5, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Payroll job refers to the administration of employees’ financial records including salaries, wages, bonuses, deductions, and net pay. Payroll job can be a daunting process, especially for those small businesses...

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Employee Appreciation: How Can Managers Do Better?

Priyansha Mistry

October 3, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

While employee appreciation is not shown as often as it should be, often the efforts go in vain when it is done incorrectly. A recent survey by O. C. Tanner Institute published by HumanResources found that 33% ...

Wrongful Termination: Should you consider suing for Wrongful Termination?

Jane Harper

September 26, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

“At will” employment policy in some states make it difficult to prove wrongful termination in more cases. And this makes it changing for fired employees to establish if their dismissal is illegal or not. Under ...

Key Considerations for Taking a Sabbatical from Work

Anna Verasai

September 24, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Taking a sabbatical from work usually requires a lot of planning, mostly financial, but in a few cases, some employees make the decision abruptly due to a pressing reason(s). A sabbatical is referred to as a br...

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Sample Performance Appraisal Letter Templates for HR Managers

Diana Coker

September 23, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Appraisal letter is a formal method of assessing or evaluating one’s performance: strengths and weaknesses on the basis of tasks performed. Appraisal letter is often used in describing employee job performance ...

Niche Job Boards with High-Paying Jobs for Savvy Recruiters & Employers

Priyansha Mistry

September 15, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

With the increasing demand for high-paying jobs and the challenges employers face in recruiting their choicest candidates, there’s high need for niche job boards – a platform where job advertisements reach only...

5 Ideal Steps to Demote an Employee

Priyansha Mistry

August 13, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

How do you demote an employee you hope would remain with the company? Everyone talks about a promotion at work, certainly not a demotion. Most times, demoted employees take things personal due to how infrequent...

Three Signs That You’re Seriously Overworked

Anna Verasai

June 11, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Being seriously overworked in the workplace is on the increase, mostly in recent times of surge in economic, social and extracurricular activities of people. Balancing work and these activities with adequate re...

How to use the new paid family leave benefits in New York

Anna Verasai

June 7, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

The newly enacted State paid family leave policy in New York sounds like a relief to the state residents, as they join other states to expand the benefits of employees established by the Federal Family and Medi...

Will Automation Worsen Wages?

Diana Coker

June 4, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Previously, technological advances had a direct link to increment in wages. It made workers more efficient; increasing productivity from labor while also engorging job requirements and training. But the promise...

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Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

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Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

Must employers pay a Christmas bonus?

How to Be More Efficient At Your Payroll Job

Employee Appreciation: How Can Managers Do Better?

Wrongful Termination: Should you consider suing for Wrongful Termination?

Key Considerations for Taking a Sabbatical from Work

Sample Performance Appraisal Letter Templates for HR Managers

Niche Job Boards with High-Paying Jobs for Savvy Recruiters & Employers

5 Ideal Steps to Demote an Employee

Three Signs That You’re Seriously Overworked

How to use the new paid family leave benefits in New York

Will Automation Worsen Wages?