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May BLS Report: Job Growth is Back on Track

Hireology

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Employment Situation revealed that the unemployment rate is once again on the decline, dropping from 6.1% Additionally, the healthcare and social assistance sector added 46,000 jobs, transportation and warehousing added 23,000 jobs, and professional and business services saw an increase of 35,000 jobs.

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Most British workers likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap

cipHR

Looking at the data from the 6,144 employers who have published their gender pay gap figures for the 2020-21 reporting year so far (by 2.15pm on 28 September 2021), four out of every five organisations pay men more. CIPHR’s findings suggest that people’s perceptions of their own employers are actually more favourable than the reality.

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Only 57% of employees always check their payslips

cipHR

While only 17% of employees working in transportation and warehousing, health and social care, education, and real estate, don’t check their payslips regularly. On the opposite end of the scale, hospitality and foodservice workers were least likely to say that they didn’t check their payslips regularly (6%).

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Majority of in-person staff can’t afford to take time off for illness, survey suggests

cipHR

Women based in their employer’s office or workplace appear more likely than their male counterparts to report having worked through illness in the last six months (68% of surveyed women that work in-person vs 58% of surveyed men that work in-person).

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Holiday Compliance Policies to Sweeten the Holiday Season

HR Digest

It also involves many young workers seeking employment, especially part-time, to fill up the work demand. It also becomes important to consider whether companies are to reward employees with any special gifts, benefits , or bonuses as there might be certain expectations among employees.

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December BLS Jobs Report: Prioritize HR Investments

Hireology

Employers added a mere 199,000 new jobs in December — less than half what experts predicted. Professional and business services, manufacturing, construction, and transportation and warehousing rounded out the top five industries in terms of growth. But for employers it’s a real challenge. So why not reach them there?