Category Archives: Employee Wages

The case for giving hourly workers greater scheduling flexibility

By Cecile Alper-Leroux   April 30, 2022   Flexibility has become essential for employees as workplace expectations continue to shift due to ongoing pandemic uncertainty and increasing choice driven by the Great Resignation. Organizations that employ office and white-collar workers have adopted more flexible practices for where, when, and how employees work. Industries that rely … Continue reading The case for giving hourly workers greater scheduling flexibility

How many workers earn less than $15 an hour in your state? These maps will tell you

By Clint Rainey   March 22, 2022 Roughly one-third of the U.S. workforce—52 million people—earn less than $15 an hour, according to a new report from anti-poverty advocacy group Oxfam America. And these workers, whose annual pay comes to less than $31,200 a year, are disproportionately not white men, the group found. “Women and people … Continue reading How many workers earn less than $15 an hour in your state? These maps will tell you