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Minimum wage debate hots up as workers reluctant to join back

HR Digest

per hour and has not been revised since 2009. The unemployment benefits provided by the government are such that laborers in the U.S. are making as much with unemployment benefits as they did working minimum wage jobs. They ensure some form of guarantee to basic pay, but how far they are fair or equitable is debatable.

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How to Create Employee Commuter benefits

HR Digest

In most cities like the New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco, these benefits are made mandatory by the Commuter benefits laws. In 1993, the employee commuter benefits came into law when the IRS was encouraging the use of public transit by employers. And in 2009, bicycle commuter benefit was added to the law.

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How Employee Perks Can Help Companies in the US

Vantage Circle

These benefits provide employees with access to essential medical services. Dell , a prominent computer company, fully embraced technology when it initiated its flexible work culture in 2009. Presently, Dell provides flexible work schedules, enabling employees to work remotely and at varying hours. percent and 36.1