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Top 3 Hiring Trends for 2020

Best Money Moves

Employers are ready to pay up to combat the skills shortage in the new year. . More than 80 percent of employers are ready to offer higher salaries for sought-after candidates and give pay raises to ensure their current staff is happy, according to the third-annual hiring trends report by Hays, a global recruitment firm. . “It’s

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Employee benefits for small businesses

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A Glassdoor survey found that 80 percent of employees prefer additional benefits over a pay raise. Gallup says that the cost of replacing an employee can range from one-and-a-half to two-times the employee’s annual salary. This can leave workers with many out-of-pocket costs. It can be very expensive.