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Inequality Isn’t Just Due to Market Forces — It’s Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too

Harvard Business Review

An organizational focus is associated with stable employment with low turnover, extensive use of training, and the dominance of internal considerations, such as a desire for equity in pay. Could we treat workforce training and other investments in employee skill and well-being similarly?

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A New Way to Rate Retailers on Providing Good Jobs

Harvard Business Review

The reason: Collecting data on operational practices such as staffing, level of standardization and empowerment, and extent of cross-training was not feasible without having access to a large number of companies. Some include depreciation of inventory; some don’t. Some include promotional expenses; some don’t.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

Allows businesses to take a 100% depreciation write-off for investments in certain new business equipment in 2010 and 2011. The bill reduced by 2% the amount of Social Security tax an individual employee would be required to pay. In 2011, workers will pay 4.2% tax on their income (up to $106,000 or so) as opposed to the normal tax of 6.2%.