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4 essential benefits for warehouse workers

Employee Benefit News

The labor shortage in warehousing is worse than ever. Healthcare and high wages can attract and retain this workforce.

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Amazon's OSHA Deal Transforms Warehouse Worker Safety Nationwide

Workers' Compensation

Department of Labor recently announced a significant settlement with Amazon that amounts to a landmark agreement for warehouse worker safety. OSHA found that these conditions contributed to a high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among workers. This settlement is a significant victory for worker safety.

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Most British workers likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap

cipHR

New research by CIPHR suggests that most workers are likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap. Despite most British workers (96%) agreeing that the UK has a gender pay gap, as many as 57% don’t believe there are any gender pay disparities in their own workplaces, new research finds. Perception vs reality.

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OSHA Updates HazCom Standard

InterWest Insurance Services

OSHA said it had updated the HazCom standard “to better protect workers by improving the amount and quality of information on labels and safety data sheets and allow workers and first responders to react more quickly in an emergency.” 19, 2028 for mixtures.

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Juggling Multiple Jobs: The Tale of America’s Most Stressed-Out Workers

HR Digest

This means that nearly one in four workers is putting in double or even triple the effort just to survive. With wages often stagnant and the cost-of-living skyrocketing, workers are forced to find additional sources of income to make ends meet. The study also identified the industries with the highest percentage of multiple jobholders.

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New OSHA Electronic Reporting Rule Takes Effect

InterWest Insurance Services

The new rule leaves in place existing regulations requiring: Businesses with 20 to 249 workers in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit information from their Forms 300A once per year. All employers with 250 or more workers to electronically submit information from their Forms 300A once per year.

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August Jobs Report 2023

HR Digest

However, certain sectors experienced job losses, such as transportation and warehousing, which lost 34,000 jobs, and the entertainment industry, which saw a decline due to ongoing strikes. Pre-pandemic Norms and Structural Factors The job market is gradually returning to pre-pandemic norms, indicating a stabilization of the economy.