The Death of the Pay Raise

​Wages for many low- and middle-income workers have remained relatively stagnant despite a strong economy and low unemployment. Why is that? And what should business leaders—and the HR professionals who advise them—be doing about it?

Take a look below to read SHRM's four-part series on wage stagnation in the U.S. as we look to explain how America's pay gap is widening, the reasons why some wages have stopped growing, why getting a pay raise is more difficult and how employers and HR can help employees even if they can't boost wages.

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