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Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Conviction for Failure to Pay Wages
In State v. Lynch, 287 Conn. 464 (2008), the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the criminal conviction of an employer who failed to pay wages. Littler Mendelson reveals more.

Payroll Deductions That Don't Affect Exempt Status
How can you make deductions from an employee's salary without losing the exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act. M. Lee Smith Publishers shares more.

New York Organizations Search for Employees in 2007
The competition for top performers is heating up as 96.6 percent of organizations are actively recruiting, according to the results from the 2007 Compensation Data - New York survey of 211 employers. Voluntary turnover is at 10.7 percent for all industries in the state, while total turnover is 16.4 percent.

2008 Worldwide Pay Survey
2008 could be a very prosperous year for many employees around the globe. A recent Mercer survey predicts the average global salary will rise by 6% – almost 2%* above inflation. Mercer shares more.

2008 Salary Guide
Starting salaries for lawyers and other legal professionals projected to increase, according to the 2008 salary guide released by Robert Half Legal.

IT Pay around the World Survey 2007 – Country Rankings
A recent survey by Mercer has found that pay for IT professionals varies around the world. The study found marked pay gaps between senior and junior employees in low-paying countries.

Calgary Salary Increases Reach New Heights
Businesses finding they need more than base pay to attract and retain employees, a Hewitt Associates study finds.

Workers More Confident and Inclined to Negotiate Pay
Getting the best talent may mean spending more dollars. A Robert Half International survey shows job candidates may be looking for higher pay.

Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds
Base pay gains compared to inflation are the best in five years, the survey also found. Employers increasingly tie base pay and incentive plans to performance, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Make Payroll a Strategic Part of Your Business
Is your payroll an expense liability? Is it strategic? Dara Brenner, ADP National Account Services shows how to make your payroll department a key player in the development of your business.

Yoh Index Reports Continued Strength in Tech Wages
Wages for high-impact technology professionals continued to surpass 2006 wages during Q2 2007, and follow overall technology employment trends, according to a study by Yoh.

Negative Effects of Minimum Wage Hikes Fall Disproportionately on the Low-Skilled
New Survey: Majority of Labor Economists Believe Minimum Wage Hikes Cause Unemployment

Small Packages = Big Bucks: Making Merit Matter
Equality will likely be the name of the compensation game for 2007, according to Sibson. Instead of individual performance affecting pay, everyone will see the same annual base pay increase.

U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Increase
Workers in the United States won't let you forget the minimum wage increased on July 24, 2007 to $5.85 an hour. . . the first in a decade and it's just the beginning. Paul Conderino has details.

Federal Minimum Wage Increase July 2007
Paul Conderino of Seton Identification Products explains the impending wage increase.

Thought Leader Interview with Jay Schuster and Pat Zingheim: High Performance Pay
Aligning pay to performance is no small feat. Jay Schuster and Pat Zingheim recently discussed with David Creelman what it means to link total rewards systems with high performance to create a top performing organization.

Retirement Benefits or a High Salary?
Would an employee choose a higher salary over impressive retirement benefits? Transamerica Retirement asked and shares some suprising answers.

Reflection on High-Performance Pay
At many companies—and in many industries—total rewards systems are in trouble. They were built upon a series of premises that no longer hold true. The world of work is rapidly changing, but the designs of pay, benefit and total rewards systems are stuck in the mud. Michael Davis shares his thoughts on High-Performance Pay, a new book by Pat Zingheim and Jay Schuster.

Making The Most of a Paycheck
When it comes to investments, HR professionals can help employees to make their money grow, even though they must be careful in offering advice to employees because they may subject themselves to legal risk by giving investment advice.

Clues to Determine if Pay Needs a “Strategic Tune-Up”
You've noticed an exodus from your organization, but why? Could it be pay? Patricia K. Zingheim & Jay R. Schuster examine the clues that your pay needs a 'strategic tune-up'.

Japan Wages Flat
Shinzo Abe took office on September 26, 2006 as the new Japanese prime minister. He vowed to continue the decade-long trend of economic reform and restructuring in Japan; from Pacific Bridge.

Can Base Pay Reward Performance?
Base pay is the largest single element of human resource cost. Getting the most out of expenditures on base pay is or should be a priority, write Patricia K. Zingheim and Jay R. Schuster.

China: Cities Set to Increase Minimum Wage
On July 1, 2006, the minimum wage in Shenzhen increased by over 17% in the city´s special economic zone (SEZ) and by over 20% in the surrounding suburbs; from PacificBridge International.

70% of College Seniors Believe they will Find a Job within 3 Months of Graduation
Yahoo! HotJobs survey also discovers almost half of respondents expect a starting salary of $50,000 or more.

Vietnamese Government Passes New Law to Increase Minimum Wage at Foreign Companies
The new minimum wage policy came into effect on February 1, 2006, from Pacific Bridge.