COMP NEWS: DAILY COMPENSATION STORIES
Americans Will Take Pay Cuts To Avoid Returning To The Office
COMP NEWS - American workers are so determined to continue working from home, that nearly two-thirds of them will take a pay cut to stay out of the office. An online survey commissioned by Breeze,...
A Toxic Workplace Triples Your Risk of Depression, a New Study Finds
COMP NEWS - A bad day at work can put anyone in a bad mood. But a bad job? It can keep you in a terrible season of life. A recent study found that working for a company that doesn't value its...
Minimum Wage Workers Earn 21 Percent Less Than Their Counterparts 12 Years Ago
COMP NEWS - A new survey has indicated that the United States' current minimum wage has lost around 21% of it's value over the last twelve years. A new report published Thursday by the Economic...
61% of Canadians Prefer A Hybrid Or Remote Work Model To An Onsite One
COMP NEWS - A survey has found that nearly 3/5 of Canadian workers prefer a hybrid or remote work model when compared to an onsite one. The research report encompassing 9,326 workers in 11 countries...
Biglaw Firm Announces Raises And Special Bonuses Amid Aim For Healthy Work-Life Balance
COMP NEWS - Another top law firm has announced an array of new compensation increases in both salary and bonuses, joining a hyper-competitive year among law firms that are vying to retain top...
WorldatWork Releases Incentive Pay Practice Surveys for 2021
COMP NEWS - WorldatWork has released its 2021 survey results on Incentive Pay practices across four categories: Publically traded companies, privately held companies, nonprofit organizations, and...
Delaware Gov. Signs Bill For $15 Minimum Wage
COMP NEWS - Gov. John Carney recently signed a bill that will increase Delaware's minimum wage by almost $6 over the next four years, from $9.25 to $15 an hour. Carney signed the bill while flanked...
Shake Shack Commits $10 million In Compensation Increases And Worker Development
COMP NEWS - Shake Shack has announced it will pour $10 million into its restaurant staff, with $9 million going directly to wage increases for them. The funds will be dispersed over the next 12...
California’s Supreme Court Sets Meal and Rest Period Premium Pay At Employee’s Regular Rate Of Pay
COMP NEWS - The California Supreme Court has handed down a new interpretation of an old statute concerning the "rate of compensation" for meal and rest periods in California. In Ferra v. Loews...
Schools Are Turning Stimulus Funds Into Teacher Bonuses, With Mixed Reactions
COMP NEWS - Several states are considering using federal stimulus cash to pay out one-time bonuses to public school teachers. Dozens of school districts and states are spending big chunks of their...