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Bridgewater's employee-rating system tracked even the lowest-paid workers — who could get dinged if the office ran out of soda, a book says
Colleagues would rate one another in real time, and pile onto someone with a low score, a new book …
Jordan Hart,Sarah Jackson
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King Charles is giving hundreds of his lowest-paid workers a $700 bonus out of his own pocket, report says
King Charles will give the bonus to low-earners including cleaners, servants, and footmen to top up…
Sam Tabahriti
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WNBA salaries max out nearly $865K less than the NBA's lowest contracts. Players lean on side jobs and savvy financial strategies to fill the gap.
WNBA stars are learning to make the most of their money with financial strategies to manage extra i…
Meredith Cash
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21 times A-listers were paid a surprisingly low amount for iconic movie roles
You may think your favorite Hollywood actors are paid big for every movie they star in, but not eve…
Matthew Wilson
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The lowest-paid workers saw their CEOs make 670 times their salaries last year — all while inflation cancelled out their raises
In 2021, some workers' salaries went down thanks to inflation. Meanwhile, some CEOs made 1,000 time…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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The ultimate real-estate guide: Where homes are most affordable, prices have the most upside, taxes and closing costs are lowest, and rents are falling the fastest
It's a bizarre time in the US real-estate market. Here's how to navigate it, whether you're a new b…
Business Insider
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Businesses like Reddit and Twitter are pushing for a key part of Biden's stalled economic agenda: Paid leave to help end the labor shortage
With Congress stalled, major businesses are calling for national paid leave to help bring back the …
Juliana Kaplan
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I paid $32 to stay in a futuristic capsule pod in Sydney, Australia. After 1 night, I can see why it's one of the city's lowest-rated hostels.
The author inside the capsule.Monica Humphries/Insider
Monica Humphries
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I quit my $370K job at Meta after having panic attacks and hitting the lowest point of my life. I just knew the job wasn't right for me.
Former Meta software engineer Eric Yu left his high-paying job after battling anxiety and panic att…
Aria Yang
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Two-thirds of low wage workers still don't have sick days amid ongoing pandemic
Paid sick days have a positive benefit to employers as it reduces employee turnover, researchers sa…
Emily Walsh
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Even the lowest-paid workers in America have a higher tax bill than Trump
Someone making $18,000 a year paid more in federal taxes than Trump did in 2017, per The New York T…
Andy Kiersz
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The lowest-earning Americans and the middle class got a pay cut in 2021, while the richest saw the biggest wage growth
The top 1% of earners made 14.6% of all wages in 2021, while the bottom 90% earned their lowest sha…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Joe Manchin is throwing cold water on paid leave again, threatening to leave the US as the world's only developed economy without mandated time off for workers
Many American mothers aren't guaranteed paid family leave. Right now, one male senator seems to be …
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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'Bidenomics' is being used to tout the country's economic progress — but Americans are still waiting for key Democratic priorities like a higher minimum wage and paid leave
The economic data from President Biden's term is stellar. But both his party and Republicans have h…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Job losses are 4 times worse for the lowest-paid workers so far in the coronavirus pandemic, study shows
The study shows "employment declines were disproportionately concentrated among lower-wage workers,…
Carmen Reinicke
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Bernie Sanders says teachers should be paid at least $60,000 — and thinks that money should come from higher taxes on the wealthy
Sanders said that one of the main reasons teachers are leaving a "profession they love" is "patheti…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden wants to spend $225 billion in his new plan to give you guaranteed sick and family time off work
Biden's American Families Plan would guarantee 12 weeks of paid leave by its 10th year and would pr…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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If you're a parent, here's how Biden's new plan will benefit you - from free pre-K to childcare
Some parents wouldn't have to pay for childcare under Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan,…
Juliana Kaplan
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Alphabet and Meta among 150 companies with highest-paid median workers at almost $300,000
The report mentioned that Google parent Alphabet and Facebook's Meta Platforms had the highest-paid…
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Bernie Sanders renewed his war with Amazon over working conditions for its lowest paid employees
It follows a Business Insider investigation into warehouse working conditions last month, which unc…