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U.S. base salary increases expected to remain steady

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon

The median base salary increases are projected to hit 3 percent this year, according to recent research by the Hay Group, a global consulting firm.

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February 02, 2012

HR, finance partnering to manage benefits

As health care reform provisions are coming down, human resources and finance departments are practicing an increasingly shared role when it comes to benefits, rewards and compensations, says Randall Abbott, senior health and group benefits consultant at Towers Watson, a global professional services company in New York City.

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February 02, 2012

February hiring gains expected, still behind 2011

Although more employers are projected to hire rather than lay off workers in February, the numbers are still expected to be behind from 2011, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

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February 02, 2012

Restaurant industry could outpace national job growth

Although the economy is still recovering, the restaurant industry is projected to expand in 2012, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast.

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February 02, 2012

Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures came one day before the government is expected to report that January marked another solid month for hiring.

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February 02, 2012

House votes to continue federal worker pay freeze

The House on Wednesday voted to freeze the wages of federal workers for a third straight year and put members of Congress on record as opposing a boost in their $174,000 annual salaries.

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February 01, 2012

Payroll tax negotiations off to slow start

Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1,000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year.

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February 01, 2012

HR professionals focus on new directions

More human resources departments are focusing on new directions in 2012 because of new technology, the continued jobless recovery, and the influx millennials in the work force, according to consulting firm SIS International Researchs white paper on human resources trends in recruitment and talent management.

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U.S. base salary increases expected to remain steady

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HR, finance partnering to manage benefits

February hiring gains expected, still behind 2011

Restaurant industry could outpace national job growth

Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves

House votes to continue federal worker pay freeze

Payroll tax negotiations off to slow start

HR professionals focus on new directions