Compensation

1. By-passing Washington The Federal minimum wage of $7.50 an hour hasn’t changed in 10 years, but states and cities have not been as stingy.  The NYT reports that almost 90% of employees [...]

1.  Is the Pay Gap Fake News? Well, no.  Recent U.S. Census data shows that women are currently making 81% of what men are paid. But as Time reports, “…nearly half of men (46%) [...]

1.  Google and Facebook Move on Harassment A week after Google employees around the world walked out to highlight the need for reform, Google and Facebook have dropped mandatory arbitration for [...]

1.   Voters Raise The Floor “There is some sign that the public is impatient with the state of affairs,” Brookings’ Mark Muro says. “If companies and the marketplace are [...]

1.  Netflix: Keepers v. Catch-and-release “”If one of the members of the team was thinking of leaving for another firm, would the manager try hard to keep them from leaving?” If [...]

1. What to expect at work in 2017 The Washington Post predicts the death of the annual pay raise, perks and benefits aimed at millennials, and softening attitudes toward pot, among other things. [...]

1. 2017 Jobs Forecast SHRM reports that despite “an uncertain political climate” (love the understatement) job growth is expected to continue into 2017. The best news? 1100 new HR [...]

Last post for 2016. Is the old saying “May you live in interesting times” a blessing or a curse? We may, in 2017, find out. On that happy note, best wishes for the new year! 1. [...]

This week’s kinda-sorta must-reads for HR folk. 1. The Gig Economy is the Story of the Day It’s been estimated that as many as 1 in 3 workers in the U.S. and Europe are now part of [...]

The New York Times tells the story of a company owner in Seattle, Dan Price, who decided to raise the starting salary at his credit card processing firm to $70,000 and pay for it by slashing his [...]