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Salaries steady in ’18; variable pay rising

08/24/2017
Even as the economy strengthens and the job market remains tight, U.S. employers are holding the lid on salary increases—and they plan to do the same in 2018.

Snapshot: Long workdays, long workweeks

08/22/2017
A significant percentage of Americans often work 10 or more days per month of at least 10 hours. Even more routinely work at least 48 hours per week.

Study: Work takes emotional, physical toll

08/22/2017
The American workplace is physically and emotionally taxing, with workers frequently facing unstable work schedules, unpleasant and potentially hazardous working conditions, and an often hostile social environment, according to a new study.

Two-thirds of business travelers keep points, miles

08/15/2017
A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 66% of employers let workers who travel on business keep hotel points and 65% let them keep frequent flyer miles.

Snapshot: Turns out, millennials aren’t job-hoppers

08/15/2017
Millennial workers are slightly more likely to stick with their employers than members of Generation X were when they were young.

Paid maternity leave up, paternity leave down

08/01/2017
According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2017 Employee Benefits Survey, 30% of organizations currently provide paid maternity leave beyond what is covered by short-term disability or state law, an increase from 26% in 2016.

We’re #1! Survey says U.S. workers are world’s happiest

07/25/2017
Researchers evaluated the levels of employee happiness among more than 23,000 working professionals in eight nations across Europe, North America and Australia.

Snapshot: What makes ‘the good life’?

07/25/2017
Achieving career goals placed dead last in a Harris Poll that asked what characterizes “living the good life.”

Where in the world are wages rising fastest?

07/17/2017
WorldatWork’s annual Salary Budget Survey reveals that employers in all surveyed countries are projecting salary budget increases for 2018.

Employees say senior execs lack management skills

07/17/2017
U.S. employees give their senior leadership low marks on key aspects of people management, including the ability to develop future leaders, evoke trust and confidence and demonstrate sincere interest in employees’ well-being.