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The correlation between bad practices and spuriousness

People today have access to more data than ever before, and correlations can be a useful way to identify relationships. What follows is a lesson in how to get them wrong.

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The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index rose to 116 in May.

EMC Index

May 21, 2024

Employee sentiment rose in May

by Jared Northup • Mary Hayes, Ph.D.

ADPRI’s EMC Index, which tracks how people think and feel about their jobs, rose to 116 in May.

Image of median year-over-year pay change by income

Wages

May 2, 2024

Low-wage workers saw big pay jumps after the pandemic. High earners did even better.

by Liv Wang • Nela Richardson, Ph.D.

The lowest earners, those people in the first or bottom quartile, had the largest percentage growth in annual pay gains over the last three years.

The Employee Motivation and Commitment index fell 11 points in April.

EMC Index

April 16, 2024

Employee sentiment fell in April

by ADP Research

The Employee Motivation and Commitment index fell 11 points in April, its biggest drop in a year.

In this article, we go deeper into our Global Worker Survey data on good stress (eustress) and bad (distress), focusing on each end of the scale – the thriving and the overloaded.

Worker sentiment

March 27, 2024

Workplace stress: It’s complicated

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Our 2023 Global Worker Survey shows that geography, job level, and other factors can have a big difference in how people experience stress on the job.

Global engagement rose in 2023 to a record high of 18%.

Worker sentiment

March 26, 2024

Employee engagement is up. Hybrid work – and teamwork – deserve the credit

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Employee engagement hit a record high in 2023, but we found big variations based on geography, remote work, and teams.

Employment

March 21, 2024

We have a champion!

by Jeff Nezaj

The Business Card Bracket winners are here

In the latest issue of Today at Work, the ADP Research Institute challenged readers to fill out our Business Card Bracket, a game that pits common job titles against each other for the championship.

So, which job title was most commonly used in the United States last year? Did ...

Employee Motivation and Commitment Index - March 2024

EMC Index

March 19, 2024

Employee sentiment rose in March

by ADP Research

The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index ended the first quarter of 2024 on a high note, rising to 119 in March.

Share of workers who feel they are paid unfairly, by global region.

Worker sentiment Geographic trends Demographic trends

March 12, 2024

It’s not the size of your paycheck. It’s how you feel about it.

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

The ADP Research Institute’s annual Global Workplace Study looks at data from 28,000 workers in 28 countries who responded to the following statement: “My pay is fair for the work I do.”

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The correlation between bad practices and spuriousness

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Employee sentiment rose in May

Low-wage workers saw big pay jumps after the pandemic. High earners did even better.

Employee sentiment fell in April

Workplace stress: It’s complicated

Employee engagement is up. Hybrid work – and teamwork – deserve the credit

We have a champion!

Employee sentiment rose in March

It’s not the size of your paycheck. It’s how you feel about it.

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