Workplace Insight

APRIL 9, 2024

Social distancing requirements during the pandemic meant that non-essential businesses were paused or partially closed by the UK government. Under the government scheme, employers could apply for financial grants to furlough workers and pay them 80 percent of their wage to stay at home.

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MAY 5, 2016

A reader writes: I work at a retail job with mostly hourly positions and low wages. Employers aren’t allowed to prohibit you from discussing your salary, and any attempts to do so violate the NLRA. You can still be prohibited from discussing your salary outside your organization.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Should I apply for a job if the posted salary is too low? I’m hoping to work in local government in a major metropolitan area that has proven to be very difficult to break into. Plus, this is a government job, which means that the salary is very unlikely to change. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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MAY 12, 2020

A reader writes: I’m furloughed, along with about 98% of my organization (~35,000 people), the vast majority of them public-facing retail. – I receive an additional $600 per week via the federal government package. And the media and the government haven’t done a good job of educating people about the math.

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JUNE 24, 2022

I did ask for a little more in salary and benefits, but ultimately couldn’t get them because of how the benefits were structured. Very quickly they wanted to bring me on as a full employee, but had to wait due to the contract with the staffing agency. Well, today I signed my offer letter!

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

My jobs were retail, call centers, and short term temporary contracts that were just enough to pay for child care and the bills. I also negotiated my salary for the first time as well and am making almost triple what I have ever earned in my life! . “After receiving my MBA back in 2012, it seemed like my career was stalled.

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MARCH 28, 2021

Fast forward seven years, and I bounced around a little, but still work in the audit field for a government entity. My first year I didn’t work the full calendar so I didn’t notice the salary was off, but when I got my W-2 this year having worked the whole year I noticed it had higher pay and commented on it to my boss.

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MARCH 25, 2022

” 2. “Background, I started working for my employer about 4/5 years ago, after a chain of retail/service/entry level office jobs (rural area, the job market for people with degrees not in medicine, law, or teaching tends to be thin, and business degree level work is challenging to find). Go find somewhere where you can thrive.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I should mention I work for a local government, and I’m thinking this might have something to do with it. Her pay would be salary based on a 30-hour week. If so, is there a mechanism for revisiting the role’s salary, since the pay anticipates part-time hours?” I work in retail, if that changes things.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

They didn’t bat an eyelash at my salary requirements, and had no difficulty with offering me the refresher training I would need for some lapsed certifications. On one occasion, after months and months of nagging, I applied at my brother’s company as a retail sales rep. an in-person interview.)

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

I’m a young person working two part-time jobs, one of which is currently closed to the public due to COVID (municipal building) and one that is not (retail). Moving from a secure government job to a less safe, higher-paying private industry job. Should I let my coworkers know why my boobs are gone? Has anyone done this?

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MARCH 27, 2015

I have had multiple phone discussions about the position they want to hire me for, even so far as to discuss start date, salary, etc. ” Of course, in government it’s rarely possible to expedite things, so you might also see if you can get a little bit more time from the second employer. Is there a way to expedite things?”

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

But just as you wouldn’t expect people to thank you for their salaries or their time off (hopefully!), But this is still business and so business norms, not social ones, still govern.). It feels too soon to put them on a resume (one of my life improvement goals is to get out of retail work), but when would be the appropriate time?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Our company works on government contracts and they are taking the allegations seriously. I have completed nearly 30 hours, and most of it has been in a retail type role (dressing clients for interviews/sorting clothing) and telemarketing, and I do not feel I am gaining practical experience in HR.

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MAY 3, 2018

Here’s some explanation of what’s generally behind residency requirements, although you normally only see them with local government jobs, not with private employment.). What are your thoughts on how a large retail store could or should handle harassment of an employee while at work? I now have a salary, benefits, etc.

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Great Place to Work

JULY 1, 2021

The connection between purpose; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors ; employee engagement; and business results. The cornerstone of achieving these remarkable outcomes lies in directing your attention toward your workplace's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Governance – How are decisions made?

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JULY 26, 2016

Most people remember being on a tight salary at the start of their careers and will get it once you explain it. I am an undergrad student doing a degree that will hopefully lead me to a job in the government as an analyst. That stuff isn’t strictly necessary, but if it’s an option, it’ll help reinforce that you want to be friendly.

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Work Life

MARCH 22, 2024

“If we learn that serious issues may be present in a supplier facility, whether through allegations made or audits, we deploy Walmart investigators to gather facts through on-site visits to facilities or through other means,” Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said in a statement. And it doesn’t meet U.S.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. But many salaried workers are exempt from that requirement—unless they earn below a certain level. On Friday, U.S.

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