Updated online information from the IRS on prescreening job applicants is intended to help determine if hiring them would enable an employer to receive the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which is... Read more »
The IRS has updated its online information on prescreening job applicants to see if hiring them would enable an employer to receive the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which is available... Read more »
Employees’ greater expectations for a supportive organizational culture are being reflected in higher pay for HR professionals, new research shows. Compensation data and software firm Payscale’s Top Jobs and Skills in HR... Read more »
?Victoria M. Walker viewed her tweet as a way to put information in one central location to avoid answering individual inquiries from fellow reporters while on vacation. It didn’t work out that... Read more »
?U.S. employers added 315,000 new jobs in August, marking the 20th straight month of job growth, according to the latest employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate... Read more »
As most of us prepare to set our clocks back one hour this weekend, here are a few wage and hour considerations for employers. 1. Does Double Pay Apply for 1 a.m. to... Read more »
?A new study by management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. shed light on the plight of employees of color who work in front-line positions. The report found that 70 percent of Black... Read more »
?Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (or “hero pay”) through a $30 million fund established under the state budget approved... Read more »
Salary budgets for U.S. employees are projected to increase in 2023, mainly influenced by a labor market with more open jobs than people to fill them and inflation’s impact on employees’ pay... Read more »
?The millions of surplus jobs in the U.S. continue to drive a candidates’ market, empowering job seekers to ask more of potential employers, notably in the areas of compensation and flexibility. But... Read more »
