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Committee approves adjusted part-time, temporary and seasonal wages after debate over competitiveness
Summary
The Human Resources Committee approved revised part-time, temporary and seasonal wage rates, adopting Marathon County figures as a starting point. Committee members debated whether the proposed rates are sufficient to attract applicants and whether they constitute a living wage for some positions.
The Wausau Human Resources Committee on Feb. 10 approved an adjustment to part-time, temporary and seasonal wage rates after hearing from department representatives who said positions have been difficult to fill.
Human Resources staff said departments reported unfilled seasonal roles and that staff reached out to neighboring municipalities and Marathon County to benchmark wages. “We thought, let's try…
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