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

HR Digest

The world’s biggest online retailer Amazon a pay raise for over 500,000 workers across its fulfilment and transportation sectors. This pay bump could be as low as an additional 50 cents an hour to as much as three extra dollars per hour.

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Top Employee Benefits & Compensation Ideas for a Diverse Workforce

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Employees Prefer Benefits Over Pay Raise. Similarly, 89% of younger employees aged 18-34 and 84% employees aged 35-44 favor benefits to pay raises. Below listed are some employee benefits which employees feel are better than pay raises: Health Insurance. Paid Parental Leaves. Performance Bonus.

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Which Job Perks Do Employees Value?

HR Digest

Amazon, Costco and Walmart, have bumped paychecks, Glassdoor’s Employment Confidence Survey found that 4 in 5 employees would choose additional benefits over a pay raise. We recently added benefits to support our working families including back up child care, infertility benefits and paid parental leave.

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Top Employee Benefits & Compensation Ideas for a Diverse Workforce

Vantage Circle

Employees Prefer Compensation and Benefits Over Pay Raise. Similarly, 89% of younger employees aged 18-34 and 84% of employees aged 35-44 favor employee benefits to pay raises. So creating a policy where they can avail paid sick leaves is a great way to show that you care for your employees’ well being.

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An Employers Guide to Agile Compensation Strategies

Hppy

With the development and changes of society, such as salary and leave after implementation, sharing of parental leave, etc., The plan must include bonuses and stock payments. Consider your team in a pay raise plan. Maintain a compensation package plan that reflects society. Then so will the team.

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17 Surefire Ways to Boost Employee Wellbeing

SnackNation

Netflix made headlines this year when they announced they were offering unlimited paternity/maternity leave. Compare this to existing federal law, which guarantees up to 12 weeks of parental leave, but only for companies with fifty or more employees. One way to curb these losses? Incentivize flu shots.

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16 Employee Perks Your Team Wants More Than a Pay Raise [Infographic]

SnackNation

16 Employee Perks Your Team Wants More Than a Pay Raise [Infographic]. 40% of respondents to Glassdoor’s Q3 2015 employment confidence survey said that they value health insurance more than a pay raise. Performance bonuses are a fantastic way to do just that. Performance bonuses are a fantastic way to do just that.