Retention

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. Even in Vermont The Burlington Free Press told us the story of a attorney moved to Vermont drawn by it’s progressive reputation, but found sexual harassment surprisingly common.  Then [...]

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 [...]

Great piece in LinkedIn about our friends at Ben & Jerry’s and how they make their brand work for recruiting.

Dr. John Sullivan, in what he admits is meant to be a provocative post, argues that yes, low turnover leading to a large number of long-tenured employees can be a bad thing. His reasons are many, [...]

As HR professionals we have any number of tools we can deploy, but few are as high-profile as base pay. It’s one of the largest expenses for many organizations, so how do we get the most bang for [...]