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Friday’s jobs report: Don’t accept simple headlines, finance professor warns

Work Life

the previous month, and both nonfarm payrolls and private nonfarm payrolls were lower than anticipated. Total nonfarm payrolls came in way above expectations , at 303,000 jobs created, as did private nonfarm payrolls. What’s more, the data shows that zero manufacturing jobs were created in March.

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The quickest way to tell if an employee feels part of the team is to listen for this one word

Work Life

They manufacture household products.” We manufacture high-quality household products.” But it is only when we compare the variance between the behaviors, actions, and attitudes of “they” employees to “we” employees that we get a true picture of just how harmful it is to have “they” employees on the payroll.

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Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?

Work Life

Today, Gusto , a payroll and HR software platform for small businesses, rolled out a new AI “assistant” named “Gus” that promises to simplify compliance and save companies from crushing fines. She was the insurance biller, or she ran the payroll, and I observed her calculating the payroll taxes by hand,” he says.

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This crucial step is the precursor to success. Here’s how to leverage it

Work Life

Entrepreneurs aren’t voted into the hall of fame unless they have a story about mortgaging their house to make payroll or cleaning the first apartments rented on the platform. Sir James Dyson made 5,126 prototypes of his bagless vacuum cleaner, only to be rejected by every manufacturer in the U.K. payroll taxes).

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Major US firms scammed by massive North Korean remote work laptop farm

Workplace Insight

The list of targeted firms is an eye-opener, encompassing a major television network, a leading Silicon Valley tech company, an aerospace manufacturer, and even a prominent American carmaker. Chapman allegedly facilitated the overseas IT workers’ applications for remote positions at prestigious American companies.

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Here’s why the job market is strong despite the weakening economy

Condeco Software

The multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation has 300 manufacturing sites that need to staff grain silos and processing plants. We are in the middle of a transformation of the economy that was brought on by Covid,” Liz Wilke, principal economist at the payroll and benefits firm Gusto, told WorkLife. “We

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Mandatory Overtime 101

Attendance Bot

In some industries such as healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing, mandatory overtime is common practice. Overtime is often used by employers when they are experiencing high demand, staff shortages, or need to meet tight deadlines. Mandatory overtime can have both positive and negative impacts.