Bonuses bestowed on workers as an end-of-year holiday gift are becoming scarcer, while variable pay plans that tie payouts to meeting individual and organizational goals, usually paid in the first quarter of the new year, have become more popular. That said, the smaller pool of employers that continue to give out holiday bonuses are, on average, being more generous compared with employers that gave out holiday bonuses in previous years, according to new survey findings.
Variable Pay Plans Are Pushing Aside Holiday Bonuses
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New York Courts Rule on 24-Hour Nonresidential Home Care Workers’ Pay
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A pair of New York state appellate decisions has serious implications for employers that offer 24-hour home care for...
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Fewer Jobs Created in 2017 Than Preceding Year
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U.S. employers created approximately 2.1 million jobs in 2017, coming up short compared with the 2.2 million jobs added...
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District court invalidates releases signed by employees discouraged from joining FLSA collective
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By Ronald Miller, J.D. Releases signed by mortuary drivers after the filing of a collective action alleging that they...
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SHRM's When Work Works Project Promotes Flexibility
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October is National Work and Family Month, a good time for HR professionals to consider creating or enhancing programs...
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New York Issues Draft Regulations Restricting Call-In Pay Practices
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The New York State Department of Labor released draft regulations that, if enacted, would amend the rules for scheduling...
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Pay Fairness Perception Beats Higher Pay for Improving Employee Engagement
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A fair and transparent pay process boosts employee engagement even more than providing additional pay does, new research reveals....
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Taking Advantage of the New Paid-Leave Tax Credit
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The tax act signed into law at the end of December 2017 created a federal tax credit for eligible...
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Courts Have Dueling Interpretations of FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Wage and hour laws are an Achilles’ heel for many employers. A recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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