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American employers’ push for minimum wage increase faces an uphill battle

HR Digest

This isn’t the first time the American multinational investment bank and financial services has raised wages. In 2017, BoA raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Two years later, it announced it will pay $20 an hour over the next two years. BoA achieved that goal in 2020 – a year earlier than expected.

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What is Employee Engagement? Everything You Need To Know

Vantage Circle

A 2017 report by Gallup shows that 51% of workers are planning to leave their current jobs. You can include facilities like parental leaves, flexible work, and childcare services. Studies say that 89% of millennials prefer benefits over pay raises. Higher Retention.