Payroll
41% of Professional Staff Managers Allowing Employees To Set Their Own Hours
Managers most likely to offer flexible schedules work in large companies with 1,000 or more employees (44%); marketing (48%), legal (42%) and administrative (41%) departments; and hybrid teams, where some employees work in the office and some work.
$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers Goes Into Effect in 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on November 24, 2021, a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees on federal contracts beginning Jan. 30, 2022. President Biden signed the order on ...
New Unemployment Claims Drop to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In the week ending November 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 199,000, a decrease of 71,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since November 15, 1969 when it was ...
Retailers Expect Surge in Thanksgiving Weekend Sales: Up to 10% Growth
Nearly 2 million more people than last year are expected to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year even as consumers have continued the trend of starting their holiday shopping earlier in the year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “We’re expecting […]
In 2022 Workers Will Define the Future of Work
To accelerate performance, employers will need to focus on those individual strengths and provide opportunities for employees to develop new skills or embark on a new career trajectory with more opportunity for growth. Additionally, employers will ...
Report Finds 40% of Companies Will Modernize Payroll Systems By 2023
Reflecting a growing appetite for payroll modernization, companies are increasingly replacing their antiquated payroll systems with technology that moves them toward more rapid calculation and payment methods, according to a new report by ...
Study Finds More Jobs than Jobless in 42 States
A record number of job openings and fewer workers to fill them have left 42 states with more available jobs than people looking for work, according to a Stateline analysis of federal statistics from August, the latest available.
Survey Shows Small Businesses Want Paid Family Leave Enacted
Studies have found paid family leave benefits families, employees and businesses. Women with access to leave are more likely to return to work, which allows companies to hang on to existing workers and save on the costs of replacing them in a tight ...