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Employee Retention Strategies Go Beyond Competitive Salaries

HR Digest

This could include health benefits, time off, retirement assistance, etc. The SHRM study also found that 62 percent of employees reported health care/medical benefits as important job satisfaction components, and 41 percent valued defined contribution plans like 401(k).

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Outlaw Discrimination on the Basis of Height and Weight Says New Jersey

HR Digest

Daniel Freeman of Britain’s University of Oxford, who led a study on height discrimination stated that “being tall is associated with greater career and relationship success. New York State has repeatedly mulled over outlawing weight discrimination since 2018 but no law has been passed till date.

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Occupational Alcoholism Could Be Creeping Into Your Workplace Culture

HR Digest

If an individual feels that not participating in work-related happy hours or drinking at a company party would stall their career in some way, I would remind them that they always have the option to not drink alcohol. How should a company go about designing value-based care programs that achieve both short-term and long-term effects?

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Gather Ye Sugar Plums While Ye May; Your Personal Discretionary Budget will be Impacted by Washington

Strategy Driven

More than 80 percent of employers provide health care insurance to employees but this will drop considerably, if not by 50 percent. According to Price Waterhouse, at least 84 percent of employers are considering changes to health care plans to offset costs of taxes and regulations. There will be a 2.3% It cuts both ways.

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Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens

Harvard Business Review

However, as of July 2018, the U.S. Now city and state leaders hope to use summer jobs programs to provide meaningful employment experiences that can improve teens’ job readiness and financial skills and boost their academic and career aspirations. Did it matter if youth participated over multiple summers?

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What’s Holding Women Back in Science and Technology Industries

Harvard Business Review

Brazil, China, and India are committed to their work and their careers. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that SET jobs will increase by 17% between 2008 and 2018, a growth rate nearly twice that of non-SET employment. women working in SET fields are 45% more likely than their male peers to leave the industry within the year.

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How Discrimination Against Female Doctors Hurts Patients

Harvard Business Review

In August 2018 officials from Tokyo Medical University admitted to systematically altering medical school admission test scores to disadvantage female applicants. For instance, having autonomy during surgical residency is important for developing skills and preparing for a successful future career. James Boast/Getty Images.

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