These days, some applicants and potentially downsized employees will turn to desperate measures to get or keep a job. And that opens up brand new legal challenges for employers.
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Despite economic conditions, salaries for summer interns will get more competitive this year.
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Tags: benchmark, compensation, interns, National Association of Colleges and Employers, salary, survey
When employees find out each others’ salaries, it often causes morale problems. Managers often discourage those situations — but HR needs to warn them of the legal dangers in doing that.
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A company hires two candidates for similar positions, one male and one female. The male candidate bargains to get a higher salary, while the woman accepts the original offer. The pay difference is legal, right? Not necessarily, according to a recent court ruling.
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Tags: EEOC, Equal Pay Act, salary
Economic troubles are leading companies to offer lower raises — while still doing what they can to keep high performers.
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Tags: Hewitt, high performers, raises, salary
A recent survey asked job seekers from so-called “Generation Y” what they’re most concerned about when they take a new job. The results?
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Tags: Generation Y, perks, salary
The sluggish economy seems to be giving employers a bargaining chip when it comes to salary negotiations.
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Tags: compensation, Jobfox, pay expectations, salary, Salary negotiations
Look out: Your job offers or contracts might be inadvertently binding your company to certain terms and conditions.
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Tags: at-will, contract, Hiring, offer letters, salary
HR knows how to legally recruit and interview candidates — but that doesn’t mean hiring managers aren’t going to make costly mistakes from time to time.
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Tags: benefits, Hiring, interview notes, interview questions, lawsuits, salary
Performance reviews are a necessary management tool — especially for recent hires. Why do a lot of them fail to achieve the desired result?
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Tags: compensation, performance reviews, salary
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