Metrics

Snapshot: Percent of positive workplace drug tests

09/20/2016

Since 2013, positive drug tests have spiked to their highest levels since 2005.

2017 starting salaries will increase an average of 3.6%

09/14/2016

Average starting salaries for U.S. professional occupations are expected to increase 3.6% next year, according to research by staffing agency Robert Half.

SHRM Survey: Average cost per hire is $4,129

09/08/2016

It costs American employers an average of $4,129 to hire a new employee, a process that on average takes 42 days, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s new Human Capital Benchmarking Report.

What’s the worst quality a manager can have?

09/06/2016

When asked to reflect on the qualities of their worst boss, employees in a new study by consulting firm Appirio didn’t point to penny pinchers who were cheap with raises and promotions. Instead, they recalled emotionally distant and uncommunicative managers.

Paycheck to paycheck normal for most workers

08/31/2016

More than three-quarters of workers—78%—are living paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet, and 26% don’t save any money at all.

Know your workforce: Americans living in multigenerational households

08/24/2016

One in five of your employees may be helping to support a household that includes grandparents, grandchildren or both.

High- and low-wage jobs to grow most over 5 years

08/22/2016

The U.S. economy is expected to add 7,232,517 jobs over the next five years—a 5% increase—but a new study from Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. shows that workers in middle-wage jobs may not find as many opportunities.

EEO-1 reports due by Sept. 30

08/11/2016

Covered employers must submit their 2016 EEO-1 Surveys by Sept. 30. EEO-1 reports—which employers complete and submit online—provide employment data by race and ethnicity, gender and job categories.

Avoid overtime disputes: Do the math right the first time

03/02/2016

Overtime: One and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a work week. Each part of this simple definition carries a lot of baggage

Technology bites back: The 10 worst productivity killers

07/06/2015

Here they are, the digital doings that are slowing you down when they’re not speeding you up—plus the analog activities that stifle progress too.