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Golden handcuffs: Should employers use them on top talent?

Business Management Daily

Your employers are highly impressed with your capabilities and don’t want to lose you to a competitor. This is how employers’ trap’ top-performing employees into staying at their organizations, which is why the term ‘golden handcuffs’ is used. Picture this.

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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

Yet many business owners today still seem hesitant to invest in better coverage or more paid vacation hours to woo new talent. The recession created an employer’s market where employees often had to settle for “good enough” when it came to their benefits. At a minimum, you should be able to check a few of these: Paid time off.

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3 powerful ways to improve your employee retention rate

Achievers

In today’s employment market, individuals are also placing a high value on the benefits an employer offers. Health insurance coverage and paid vacation time are considered standard, so going above and beyond that minimum can go a long way toward improving your retention rate.

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Overview of Employment Laws in Italy

Global People Strategist

Labor Laws in Italy The labor laws in Italy are renowned for their complexity, reflecting a history of ongoing negotiations between labor unions and employers. Contract Types One distinctive feature of Italian labor laws is the variety of employment contracts available, each with its rules and requirements.

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Why More Vacation Time Will Make Your Employees (and Your Company) Healthier

Achievers

You’re very accustomed to seeing statistics focused on the fact that American employers in general provide much less paid time off than employers do in other countries, but there is a more puzzling set of figures that bear looking at as well.

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Creating an Unlimited PTO Policy

Patriot Software

Offering paid time off (PTO) is a benefit many small business owners extend to employees. Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not typically require PTO, many business owners provide paid vacation and personal days. And, some employers may even offer unlimited PTO policies.

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The case for a different labor-market reform - not PELMAR

Ahmed's Universe

And the reform they have in mind is always the kind that curtails employee rights and benefits, never employers'' - let''s call it for what it is: pro-employer labor-market reform (PELMAR). million) would now be worse off because, sure they still had jobs, but could be fired at a whim, had fewer vacation days, limited benefits etc.