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The Gender Pay Gap Has Closed 5 Cents Since 2015 — But Don’t Celebrate Yet
PayScale’s latest report, The State of the Gender Pay Gap 2019, shows that the gender pay gap has closed 5 cents since 2015. However, women still only make 79 cents for every dollar earned by men,...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 275,000 Jobs in April
Christina Morillo/Pexels The monthly ADP National Employment Report far exceeded economists’ expectations, showing the addition of 275,000 jobs to private payrolls in April. Prior to the release of the...
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Jobs Report: Payrolls Added 263,000 Jobs in April
brownpau/Flickr This morning’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed the addition of 263,000 jobs to public and private non-farm payrolls. The tally far exceeded economists’ forecasts of 185,000...
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How Much Power Do You Really Wield at Work?
Brooke Lark/Unsplash Power isn’t just something that’s conferred upon you by management as you rise up the corporate ladder. While job titles and official responsibilities can indicate influence over...
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How to Support Your Coworker Who’s Dealing With Mental Health Issues
Pexels Nearly one in five adults lives with a mental illness in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Given that roughly 60 percent of Americans aged 16 or older have...
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Will You Quit Soon? The Latest Research Suggests Why You Might
Mantas Hesthaven/Unsplash PayScale’s latest report, Why They ‘Quit You’: Top Reasons an Employee Leaves, examines the many reasons why workers are quitting in rising numbers. If you’re thinking of...
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7 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Working From Home
Monica Silvestre/Pexels Americans spend a lot of time at work — 47 hours a week on average, according to a Gallup report, compared with 35 hours a week for many workers in Germany or Sweden. Add to...
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World Health Organization Recognizes Burnout as an ‘Occupational Phenomenon’
Jamie Street/Unsplash The World Health Organization recently added burnout to its handbook for healthcare providers. Per the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), “Burn-out is a syndrome...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added Fewest Jobs in 9 Years
Juhasz Imre/Pexels Private companies added just 27,000 jobs in May, according to the monthly ADP National Employment Report. That’s the lowest tally since 2010 and far less than the 180,000 jobs...
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Jobs Report Misses Expectations, Shows the Addition of 75,000 Jobs
brownpau/Flickr Public- and private-sector payrolls added 75,000 jobs last month, according to this morning’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s significantly fewer than the...
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7 Interview Mistakes That Are Costing You Job Offers
Christina Morillo/Pexels Are you having trouble moving from runner-up to brand-new employee? Almost everyone has been there at some point in their career, getting multiple interviews but no firm offers...
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When Is Work Flexibility a Bad Thing?
bruce mars/Pexels Work flexibility, which can include options ranging from full-time telecommuting to flextime scheduling, has been touted as an answer for everything from work-life balance issues to...
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Struggling at Work? You’re Probably Dealing With One of These 10 Workplace...
Rawpixel/Pexels There are all kinds of reasons why you might be having trouble at work. It may make you feel a little better to know that you’re not alone. Most of us will encounter common workplace...
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How to Toot Your Own Horn (Even When You’re Super Modest)
Pixabay/Pexels If you’re lucky, you’ll meet supportive people throughout your career. These folks will help shine a light on you when you deserve it, making sure that higher-ups know what you’ve...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 102,000 Jobs in June
Christina Morillo/Pexels Private employers added fewer jobs than expected last month, according to this morning’s ADP National Employment Report. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were looking for the...
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6 Ways to Be More Independent at Work (Even When You Work for Someone Else)
Pixabay/Pexels Our culture heaps praise on entrepreneurs, those intrepid business gurus who are willing to risk everything to succeed on their own terms. But what if you want to be more independent at...
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Jobs Report: Payrolls Added 224,000 Jobs in June, Beating Expectations
brownpau/Flickr Prior to the release of the latest jobs report from the Labor Department, economists polled by Reuters were predicting the addition of 160,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls. Instead, the...
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Senator Introduces a Bill Requiring Equal Pay for Women’s and Men’s Soccer
mel-nik/Getty Images This morning, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team paraded through the Canyon of Heroes in New York, celebrating their second consecutive World Cup victory. Along with the usual...
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7 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Stuck in a Dead-End Job
Claudio Schwarz Purzlbaum/Unsplash Even if you’re a skilled interviewer who knows how to identify problem employers right from the phone screen, you may wind up in a dead-end job at some point in your...
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10 Communication Tips Remote Workers Need to Know
Rawpixel.com/Pexels Over 4 million employees now work from home at least half the time, according to Global Workplace Analytics, which also reports that 40 percent more employers offer work-at-home...
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