Survey: Merit pay for Mass. workers to rise
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Massachusetts workers can expect merit pay raises of 3 to 4.5 percent this year, up slightly from last year, according to a new survey.
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Health insurance premiums for  workers are rising around three times faster than their wages,  and health costs eat up a quarter of earnings for more than 14  million Americans, according to a survey on Tuesday.
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The minimum wage in the US will rise by $2.10 per hour, the first rise in a decade, after a vote by the US Congress.
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The nation's lowest-paid workers will soon find extra money in their pockets as the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour on Tuesday, the first increase in a decade.
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Congress won't give you one--the federal minimum wage is still $5.15. Although 22 states require employers to pay more (and six more may do so in November), activists in Chicago and elsewhere are pressing for a "living wage" to help the working poor.
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Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday.
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No, tell us how you really feel. This Labor Day, workers are saying their biggest work problems are mostly economic. Their pay is not keeping up with increasing health-care costs or other increases in living expenses. They are disgruntled enough to look for work on the job. Retirement "security"...
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U.S. private sector wage growth  should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back  of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released  on Tuesday.
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The motion for pay tied closer to performance was first brought up at the shareholder meeting in March.
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About 1,100 unionized nurses at Tufts-New England Medical Center have ratified a contract that includes wage increases of 11 percent to 16 percent over two years, depending on experience. The highest hourly wage for nurses will rise to $58.23, from $52.23. The contract, made public by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will be in effect through Oct. 31, 2008. ...
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The minimum wage rate has increased, but many people in the UK do not get the right amount for their work.
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Over the past year, EMC Corp. has added a little more than 400 employees to its Massachusetts workforce. The Hopkinton-based data-storage company expects to add still more in the coming year.
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First-quarter hiring plans among US employers increased from the same period a year earlier, according to a survey released today by Manpower Inc.
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Federal employees would receive a 3.5 percent pay raise next year under a bill approved by a key House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday.
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There are ways to secure higher pay even when all other employees receive the same annual increase, says Sue Shellenbarger. Plus, more on work and family.
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Here's a look at some miscellaneous -- and enlightening -- statistics from this year's salary survey.
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The first minimum wage increase in 10 years takes effect Tuesday, to $5.85 from $5.15 an hour, with two more steps over the next two years taking base pay for millions of workers to $7.25.