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Wage Increase Demands Up Nearly 20% in Two Years; Benefit Offerings Lag Behind

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Benefits, however, will gain less ground as only 50% of businesses anticipate their offerings to increase compared to 2021, according to a survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. hiring decision-makers (50%) expect these offerings at their company will increase for the remainder of 2022 compared to 2021.

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Top 2022 Employee Complaints and How to Address Them

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Companies that shut down, either completely or in part, during the pandemic were getting back to business as usual in 2021. A record number of small businesses opened up in 2020 and 2021. It can be as easy as ensuring that companies are fully staffed. Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) or health savings accounts (HSAs).

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Seasonal Hiring Begins: How Can Your SMB Compete?

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A recent survey showed Americans plan to spend less this year on holiday gifts than in 2021. As restrictions lessened, some were able to return to their normal staffing levels: others have yet to recover. If you’ve exhausted every means to hire talent, it’s time for Plan B: work around low staffing levels and stay afloat.

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What Is the Average Number of Sick Days in the U.S.?

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According to the BLS , in March 2021, 79% of U.S. Per the BLS , 77% of private sector workers had access to paid sick leave in March 2021. Note that the Statista surveys cover sick days taken from work or school/university over the past 12 months, from 2020 – 2021. No account yet? a PTO bank). Remember Me.

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Into The Blue: Why One Tech Company Left California For The Gulf Coast

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Staffed largely by former Navy personnel, it made sense to operate out of San Diego. . But in 2021, USM took it to a new level with Gulf Blue, an initiative focused on the blue economy, which is expected to account for as much as $3 trillion in revenue for the global economy by 2030. .

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“Ghosting” By New Hires is Up: Here’s Why and What to Do About It

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The job-board giant Indeed surveyed more than 4,000 job seekers and about 900 employers in 2021 to gauge ghosting’s prevalence in recruiting. Indeed found that: Ghosting by job seekers in 2021 (28%) was up from 18% in 2019. No account yet? The difference is that this trend is rooted in the recruiting and hiring process.

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Projected Healthcare Costs for 2023

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in 2021 and increased 5% on average in 2022. What was once a $10,000 employer cost in 2021 turned into $10,500 in 2022, which will increase again to about $11,200 in 2023. For the premium paid by the employee, this looks more like $2,500 in 2021, $2,670 in 2022, and $2,830 in 2023. No account yet? on average. Remember Me.