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A help wanted sign is displayed outside of a hair salon in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. If you’re looking for a job or aiming to get a raise this year, a new factor may come into play. It’s called pay transparency, a growing trend for companies to reveal what a job opening or current position pays. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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How pay transparency may affect your job search or raise
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet
Mon,01/09/23-8:21PM , 77 Reads
Knowing if you’re being paid fairly for the work you do is a mystery shrouded in a lack of information. That may be changing, though, and pay transparency may be the catalyst. It’s a growing trend for companies to reveal what a job opening or current position pays — whether voluntarily, or because governments mandate it.
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This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. A movement is growing to shorten the workweek, but trade-offs and barriers should be considered. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Are 4-day workweeks, flexible hours the future of full-time?
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet
Wed,07/06/22-2:37PM , 273 Reads
A four-day workweek sounds appealing to workers. Possibly alarming to employers.

A bill introduced in the California legislature earlier this year proposed a regular pay rate for 32 hours of work per week, with overtime kicking in after that. The measure stalled in committee for a lack of broad support but could resurface in 2023.
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Got a savings goal? Consider forming a savings circle
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet
Tue,06/21/22-1:25PM , 249 Reads
A breezy January morning made the mid-30 temperatures feel even chillier. But it was an important day for the young man pushing 30 himself . He was about to face his entire family to ask for a loan to seed his new business idea.

He had contributed to the family’s savings circle, but he was asking for a withdrawal this time.
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FILE- This Wednesday, June 6, 2018, file photo shows U.S. currently in New York. Receiving a financial windfall is exciting. Your emotions soar with the possibilities: a new car, a vacation, or perhaps paying off debt. It’s your money personality that drives your response to sudden cash. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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'Where'd the money go?' How to handle a windfall
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet
Tue,03/22/22-5:44AM , 172 Reads
Tax refunds. Child tax credits. COVID-19 relief checks. We dream of the next unexpected bundle of money that lands in our lap. Perhaps it’s a few hundred dollars earned from a garage sale, maybe even more from a job bonus — or hundreds of thousands from a winning lottery ticket or inheritance. Our minds race with the possibilities.
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