Nine in 10 (96%) professional services companies plan to dole out year-end bonuses, up from 57% last year, according to a survey of about 1,700 companies by Robert Half. Fifty-four percent of the firms polled said they’ll offer a bigger payout than last year while 37% plan to award about the same…
ASA Quarterly Survey Closes Friday—Get Free Staffing Employment and Sales Data
Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2023 will close this Friday, Dec. 1. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector. After completing…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Hiring From Untapped Talent Pools
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Tapping Untapped Talents: Fair-Chance Hiring.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. A panel of experts will discuss recruiting from pools such as formerly incarcerated people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to attract aΒ diverse array of qualified candidates during this webinar presented by the ASA…
New Incentives Could Boost Satisfaction With In-Person Work, But Few Employers Are Making Changes
Although many workers continue to struggle with the post-pandemic return-to-office transition and do not want to return to the pre-pandemic status quo, just 13% of employers have rolled out new incentives to improve employee satisfaction with in-person work, according to a poll by NORC at the…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Hiring From Untapped Talent Pools
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Tapping Untapped Talents: Fair-Chance Hiring,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. A panel of experts will discuss recruiting from pools such as formerly incarcerated people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to attract aΒ diverse array of qualified candidates during this webinar presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group….
Missouri Minimum Wage Rate Set for Private Employers for 2024
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced the state minimum wage rate for 2024 has been established, according to state law, at $12.30 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum wage may increase or decrease each year depending on…
Pet Insurance Is the ‘in Vogue’ Voluntary Employee Benefit
As companies place greater emphasis on voluntary benefits and ways to tailor offerings to individual employees, more are offering pet insurance and other pet-related benefits. Employers are finding that pet insurance can serve as both an attraction and retention tool, as well as a financial and…
DC Attorney General Announces Staffing Firm Fined for Violating Ban on Noncompete Agreements
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has announced that the Office of the Attorney General successfully resolved three investigations into employers suspected of violating the District of Columbia’s ban on noncompete agreements. Under the terms of separate settlement agreements, a health care…
2024 Tech Hiring and IT Salary Trends
Technology employment remains a steady market, with an unemployment rate around 2%, well below the national average, according to Motion Recruitment’s 2024 Tech Salary Guide. Roughly eight in 10 (79%) information technology professionals who were laid off in 2023 started a new job within three…
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