Category: Wages and Salaries

Strong hiring hints at more work ahead for the Fed, but wages cool.

The New York Times – Business:
The Fed is tracking incoming labor figures as it decides how high interest rates need to go and how long they should stay elevated.
U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs in January.

The New York Times – Business:
The hefty hiring figures defied expectations and underscored the challenges facing the Federal Reserve, which is trying to cool the labor market in its effort to tame rapid inflation.
U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs in January.

The New York Times – Business:
The hefty hiring figures defied expectations and underscored the challenges facing the Federal Reserve, which is trying to cool the labor market in its effort to tame rapid inflation.
U.S. Wages Grew More Slowly Than Expected Late Last Year

The New York Times – Business:
The Employment Cost Index, which Federal Reserve officials watch closely as a gauge of pay trends, is picking up more slowly.
Why Is Assessing Job Satisfaction So Hard?

The New York Times – Business:
Amid layoffs and a changing workplace, worker stress is at a record high, even as job engagement surveys become more frequent and high-tech. What are companies missing?
Smaller Rate Increase by Federal Reserve Likely as Inflation Cools

The New York Times – Business:
America’s central bank is expected to raise rates by a quarter point on Wednesday. The question now is what comes next.
California Voters to Decide on Regulating Fast-Food Industry

The New York Times – Business:
Pre-empting a law signed last year, business groups forced a ballot initiative on state oversight of wages and working conditions.
Walmart Raises Starting Wages for Store Workers

The New York Times – Business:
The retail giant said the minimum wages for those employees would range from $14 to $19 an hour, up from $12 to $18 an hour.
You Quit Your Job, but You’re Still Miserable. Now What?

The New York Times – Business:
What to do when it’s not (just) the job, it’s you.
Cómo pedir un aumento de sueldo sin molestar a tu jefe

The New York Times – Business:
Aquí ofrecemos consejos de psicólogos, administradores y otras personas que han tenido éxito al plantear una solicitud que puede parecer muy difícil.
As Fed Nears Next Rate Decision, Its Vice Chair Cites Reasons for Hope

The New York Times – Business:
Lael Brainard, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve, emphasized that non-wage causes have driven inflation in a sweeping speech.
How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low

The New York Times – Business:
The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.