Almost a third of nation’s workforce earns less than $15 an hour, research shows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
New research from Boston-based Oxfam America indicates that 51.9 million workers, 31.9% of the nation’s workforce, earn less than $15 an hour.
Want to keep employees? Give them high-quality feedback
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2023
Providing clear feedback regarding job performance could be a key to employee retention, according to the results of a recent survey from the Textio platform.
Low pay, lack of advancement, disrespect cited by most workers as reasons for quitting jobs: Pew
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
Low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work were the top reasons Americans quit their jobs last year during what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, according to...
Access to health benefits, retirement plans still out of reach for some workers: reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Although access to employer-provided health benefits has grown in many workplaces, depending on establishment size and other factors, some workers still are left out, according to new reports.
Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Most think caregivers have ‘no promising way to develop or ascend’ career ladder, survey finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 26, 2023
Most Americans do not view a caregiving career as a path to personal fulfillment, according to a report from the nonprofit think tank FrameWorks Institute.
55 percent of survey respondents retired earlier than expected during pandemic
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
More than half (55%) of 2,000 American retirees recently surveyed said they have retired earlier than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EBRI’s 2022 Spending in Retirement Survey.
Olders workers satisfied with work, but many encounter ageism in job search
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
Two-thirds of workers aged 65 or more years are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs overall, according to the results of a survey by the Pew Research Center.
Union membership drops to lowest percentage on record, but overall number increases
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2023
The union membership rate is at its lowest percentage on record, and the percentage of paid workers who were members of a union decreased to 10.1% in 2022 from 10.3% in 2021, according to the US Bureau...
Personal care and service occupations have highest percentage of workers with disabilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Personal care and service occupations have the highest percentage of workers reporting having a disability, at 19.4%, according to the results of a new study of various occupations conducted by US Centers...