The Employee Turnover & Sick Time Statistics Survey, conducted from January to April 2024, gathered data from 148 organizations on turnover and sick time statistics for the calendar year 2023. Over one-third, 35.8% of participating organizations, reported tracking new hire turnover separately. The overall turnover rate for all industries was calculated
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule increasing the minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employees exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule is set to become effective on July 1, 2024, although
On March 5, 2024, the Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball team players voted “yes” to being represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560. Dartmouth rejected SEIU’s request to begin bargaining for a labor contract and appealed for a full board review regarding the decision of the National Labor Relations
At the beginning of the 2024 Legislative Session, HEC started tracking over 150 employment-related bills and other bills of interest that could impact Hawaii employers. As of today, fifteen of those are still moving through the legislature. View our updated 2024 Employment-Related Bills and Other Bills of Interest to see a summary of the fifteen
In August 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling in a case that made it easier for unions to organize employees. The ruling (Cemex Decision), allowed unions to represent employees of a business by simply showing that the majority of the employees favor being represented by a union. If the employer wishes to contest the
In a recent development, a federal court in Texas vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) “Joint Employer” rule, which was scheduled to take effect on March 11, 2024. On March 8, 2024, the Texas court found, in part, that the NLRB’s rule was overly broad. The NLRB’s rule would have made it easier for companies to
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced the schedule for the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection reporting period, expected to commence on April 30, 2024, and conclude on June 4, 2024. Last year’s EEO-1 reporting period just ended in January 2024, so this announcement may come as a surprise. Employers required
Have you ever heard the statistic that 70% of change efforts fail? According to McKinsey, it's often due to resistance and lack of management support. Leading change can feel like a Herculean task; sometimes, that 70% failure rate seems conservative. Resistance can range from subtle pushback to outright defiance, making change a complex and challenging
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