Tag: Wages and salaries
Amid persistent inflation, cash-strapped consumers are tipping less
The Sweetly Bakery & Cafe in Battleground, WashingtonSource: Irina SirotkinaIt's the holiday season, yet Americans are feeling a little less gener [...]
Layoffs mount, and Main Street still can’t get anyone to take jobs
A "Now hiring" sign is displayed on the window of an IN-N-OUT fast food restaurant in Encinitas, California, May 9, 2022.Mike Blake | ReutersWhen it c [...]
How the pay transparency movement’s success will change job listings
A growing number of states and municipalities are enacting salary transparency laws, a stepping stone toward eliminating wage discrepancies based on g [...]
How much small business owners should pay themselves
Many small business owners have trouble figuring out an appropriate take-home pay as the company expands, and some don’t pay themselves at all. These [...]
Pro athletes Isaiah Thomas and Dexter Fowler dish about top money tips
Malerapaso | Istock | Getty ImagesHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Professional athletes are faced with a difficult task early in their careers — learning t [...]
Hard Rock to spend $100 million to raise employees’ wages
Cheers and tears — that's how thousands of Hard Rock workers reacted when they learned their paychecks are about to get a lot bigger.As inflation surg [...]
EV manufacturing may shrink U.S. Midwest auto parts trade
The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the [...]
EV manufacturing may shrink U.S. Midwest auto parts trade
The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the [...]
How much does it cost to travel full time? Here’s what one couple pays
Ernestas Tyminas felt "stuck" in his role as a marketing manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado.So he requested two months off to backpa [...]
36% of high earners are living paycheck to paycheck
South_agency | E+ | Getty ImagesMore than a third of high-earning American workers feel strapped for cash — a share that has risen dramatically in rec [...]
QuickHire founders raised $1.4 million—their best career advice
Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, are part of a small but growing club of million-dollar Black female founders.The sisters are the cre [...]
Petition for $2,000 stimulus checks reaches 3 million signatures
A worker installs U.S. flags as part of a Covid-19 memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan.18, 2021.Carlos Barria | ReutersWhen t [...]
Employers moving faster than states to raise hourly pay
Activists with Our Revolution hold $15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, to call on Congress to pass the $ [...]
Starbucks workers at two Boston cafes file for union election after win in Buffalo, NY
The Starbucks Workers United hub in Buffalo on November 16, 2021.Libby March | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesStarbucks baristas at two Boston c [...]
Macy’s hikes hourly wage to $15 rolls out college tuition to win staff
Shoppers looking at Macy's Black Friday specials in Maumee, Ohio, November 27, 2020.Stephen Zenner | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesMacy's [...]