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Salary
Did the Grinch steal your holiday shopping dollar?
Salary.com finds American workers plan to spend 7 percent less on holiday shopping during the 2005 gift-giving season.
[Salary.com]

Workers pour 2005 salary increases down gas tank
The high cost of gas is negating many commuters' raises in 2005.
The most expensive commutes [Salary.com]

Assertiveness key in negotiation
Collecting data about a job and formulating a negotiating strategy will give you an advantage in salary talks.
[The Boston Globe]

Trust intuition in salary disclosure
When negotiating a salary, use your judgment to evaluate the situation and take the right approach.
[The Boston Globe]
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Salary article archives

These articles are from BostonWorks in the Boston Sunday Globe and other sources, as noted. For some "Job Doc" and "Out in the Field" articles, scroll down to see the specific item of interest.

BASICS
  • Everything you want to know about
           salary (but were afraid to ask)
    •    
  • America's top paying jobs
    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Stay-at-home moms worth a bundle
    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Salary basics - Pay philosophies
    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Working to live - real estate basics
    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Think of the money you'll save -
        Money markets and CDs
        [Via Salary.com]

    • BENEFITS
  • Benefits - An overview
        [Via Salary.com]

  • Lucrative benefits become
        increasingly rare in job offers

  • More employers base perks
        on performance

  • Salary, job benefits
        concern reservists

  • Workers need to evaluate
        firm's 401(k)

    • BONUSES / OPTIONS
  • The bonus bonanza

    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • What are stock options?

    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Bonuses expected to
        be smaller in '03

  • Firms explore ways
        to reward workers

  • Bonus disappears; layoff rumored

    • LEGAL
  • Bias case rulings may
        have wide impact

  • Legislation may alter
        criteria for overtime pay

  • Pay rules differ for nonexempt,
        exempt employees

  • Delayed paycheck annoying,
        but not illegal

    • NEGOTIATING
  • Everything is negotiable
    •     [Via Salary.com]

  • Salary negotiation 101

  • Negotiation part of screening process

  • Disclosing your previous
        salary is a delicate call

  • Same job-less pay assumptions
        are often incorrect

  • How to answer salary questions

  • Negotiating offer is job
        seeker's right even in bad times

  • How to address salary questions

  • Getting employer to
        up salary offer

    		•   

    ON THE JOB
  • Employer right on overtime issue

  • Sick leave based on firm's
        policy, not law

  • Paid holidays are up to the employer

  • Many don't understand company
        pay policies

  • Research possible deduction errors

  • All paychecks still not created equal

  • Current salary not meeting needs

  • Pay expectation falls through

  • Before you ask for raise, be
        sure to do your homework

  • Refusing to take a salary reduction

  • Topic of gossip: co-workers' salaries

    • SEVERANCE / UNEMPLOYMENT
  • Evaluate situation before seeking
        severance package

  • Avoiding a loss of jobless benefits

  • Making savvy exit without
        sacrificing jobless benefits

  • Running business affects UI benefits

  • Terminated employee health
        insurance coverage

  • Negotiating a severance deal

  • Getting paid for notice period

  • Moving, getting jobless benefits

    • STATS / TRENDS
  • Business school grads see
        27% jump in pay

  • Teachers' paychecks don't keep pace

  • Wage growth stalls in slow
        job market

  • State program aims to preserve
        jobs, cut costs

  • Annual wage increases signal
        strong demand for services

  • More generous raises await
        some next year

  • Executive compensation index
        shows large decline

  • Women - Work force presence
        stronger, pay still lags

  • The Web says I deserve a pay raise

  • Salary data best found on Internet,
        through colleagues

  • Pay increases seen
        for finance workers

  • Despite economy, lawyers'
        earnings up

  • Lawyers: Average entry-level
        salaries stable in '01

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