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How to Improve Employee Engagement in the Manufacturing Industry?

Empuls

At the moment, manufacturing companies are dealing with many challenges such as labor shortages, skill gaps, high turnover rates, and more. To soften these blows as much as possible, employee engagement in the manufacturing industry becomes critical. Manufacturing jobs can be physically demanding.

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

A recent study of manufacturing hourly compensation demonstrated a similar pattern for the main components (social insurance, wages or salaries, and direct benefits) paid by employers in Canada and Australia: The main divisions of employer costs for employee compensation under the BLS study are wages or salaries and benefits.

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JOB SATISFACTION

HR Management Activities

Absenteeism tends to be highest in governmental agencies, utilities, and manufacturing firms. Offering rewards for good attendance, giving bonuses for missing fewer than a certain number of days, and “buying back” unused sick leave are all positive methods of reducing absenteeism. It cost the company $1.5

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Expert Q&A: Understanding the DOL’s Overtime Rules

HR Digest

The overtime rules went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new proposal, people earning a salary level of $679 for 40 hours per week (about $35,308 annually), will be eligible for overtime pay based on varied duties. Six discussions were held, and it was decided that the present compensation for overtime was inadequate.

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Tax Exemption on Overtime Pay, What HR needs to know for 2025

HR Digest

Since yesterday, overtime pay taxes have dominated headlines, driven by a proposal from the current administration to exempt overtime earnings from federal income tax. Beyond the paycheck, this overtime tax policy could reshape workforce planning, employee morale, employee incentives and organizational strategies.

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The essential guide to payroll in the Philippines

Ascender

While the Philippines is still considered an emerging market, it enjoys a strong and stable economy with low-interest rates, a focus on growing industries such as manufacturing and agribusiness, and a young and educated workforce. Overtime must be paid for time spent working more than 8 hours per day. Here’s what you need to know.

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Labor Code in Iceland

Global People Strategist

Iceland is a country primarily supported by fisheries and manufacturing industries which allow for the harvesting and export of marine products and goods. Overtime work, however, is limited to 48-hours per week. The overtime pay rate per hour in Iceland is 1.0385% of the regular monthly wage. Contract of Employment.