Lauren Weber
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740 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2017
last heard Dec 2024
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These conditions are real.
They're invisible.
And so it's harder for people to make the case that they need them.
But
It's a mistake for employers and others to discount that people do actually suffer from a lot of these conditions and are more productive at home.
If there are a lot of cases and the data indicate that there are quite a few charges being filed out there on this basis, if companies are spending a fair amount of time or money in litigation or trying to mediate or settle these requests,
they might find in the end it's not worth it.
The argument now for bringing people back is we need the collaboration.
It's better for innovation to have people here.
But is it impossible to have the innovation and collaboration you need if someone is either working remotely or maybe is coming into the office one day a week rather than four days a week?
The thing to keep an eye on is flexibility and how companies are going to think about that going forward.
WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why Companies Are Reviewing Pay Raises More Than Once a Year · 23 Feb 2022
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They're raising wages in order to attract and recruit people.
And it's happening so quickly that they're finding they need to keep track of salaries and keep reviewing what's going on with pay.
The main reason is because the job market is just moving so quickly right now.
The labor market is so tight that essential dynamic of supply and demand is just pushing up the price of labor right now.
So companies are desperate to hire.
There's not enough people out there looking for jobs.
Sometimes they have to poach someone from another company.
So they're raising wages in order to attract and recruit people.
And it's happening so quickly that they're finding they need to keep track of salaries and keep reviewing what's going on with pay so regularly so that they can just keep up with the market.
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