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US workers see fastest wage increase in a decade
Wages rose 2.9 percent raise from September 2017 to September 2018, according to the Labor Department’s Employment Cost Index.
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Asking for a raise when the boss won’t hear of it
It seems like the company really does not expect us to negotiate or even discuss our salary.
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Breast pumping at work makes the gender pay gap worse
Women face stigma for taking time away from their jobs, and they run up against the reality that the workday doesn't stop when they leave...
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Is it fair to colleagues when someone goes on leave?
There isn’t a lot of dialogue about those who cover for someone while he or she is out.
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The college degrees that give you the most bang for your buck
Sorry, fine arts majors, but actuarial-science majors earn an average annual salary of $108,658 and have a better-than-average unemployment rate of only 2.3 percent.
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The 10 jobs with the biggest gender-pay gap
Female personal financial advisers experience the widest wage discrepancy of all.
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Rich professionals are using pension plans as a tax dodge
Setting up a pension can help wealthy service professionals stash hundreds of thousands of dollars in income a year, getting around the income limits created...
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CEOs who think they’re underpaid are more likely to order layoffs to give themselves a raise, study says
Among firms that engaged in layoffs during the study period, the average CEO eliminated 1,200 jobs and received $600,000 in additional compensation the next year,...
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What to do when you are given extra work, but not extra pay
When I asked if I would get a raise for doing two jobs, my manager literally laughed in my face.
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