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Japan’s Political Parties Propose 42% Minimum Wage Increase

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We must aim for challenging goals as a whole, but I feel uneasy about pushing something that is utterly impossible,” lobby head Masakazu Tokura told a press conference, adding that the pace of wage hikes needed to hit the LDP’s goal may be hard for many small companies to follow. Bankruptcies jumped 18.6%

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Remote Work Now Hurting Careers More Than Wallets

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A recent survey by The Conference Board shows only 3% of Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) plan to offer higher salaries to fully in-office workers than their remote or hybrid counterparts. While remote work has largely maintained pay equity with in-office work, it may not offer the same opportunities for career progression.

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Hitting the salary cap

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Everyone was placed in a salary band depending on their experience and their skills. Except support staff who were placed in lower salary bands or slotted in somewhere that sort of fitted what they did. I was placed in a low (not rock bottom but not particularly high) salary band with other assistants and admin type people.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

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If all that’s required is giving up a weekend or two to an online conference or seminar, then the effort may be worth it for the payoff. If you only have a vague notion of how much your salary stands to increase before beginning this work (or haven’t considered it at all), take some time to do so before you formally sign up for anything.

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Ford To Cut Up To 8,000 Jobs To Bolster Profits And Electric Vehicle Goals

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“We have too many people ,” said Jim Farley, CEO of vehicle manufacturer Ford at last February’s Wolfe Research auto conference. . Layoffs are expected to occur within the Ford Blue unit, which produces internal combustion engine vehicles, as well as other salaried positions. .

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Salary Negotiation for the Focused Professional

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One of my favorite career experts, Alexia Vernon, shares some tips on negotiation for the salary you deserve on New Day Northwest. Alexia is also a fellow Vegas Young Professional and past Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence speaker. I hope you enjoy the tips she shares – good for not only women but men too!

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The Ultimate Handbook for Remote Work from Home Jobs

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Remote work offers a range of career paths with differing salary scales and opportunities for advancement, challenging the notion that remote positions are inferior to traditional in-office roles. Yet, amidst the glow of remote work’s allure lie the shadows of misconception and the perils of uncharted territory.

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