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Are more paydays better, even if the money is the same? According to workers, the short answer is yes, and both workers and employers can benefit. The reasons boil down to how workers perceive fairness.

June 25, 2025

More paydays, more fairness? How pay frequency shapes worker perceptions of compensation

Are more paydays better, even if the money is the same? According to workers, the short answer is yes, and both workers and employers can benefit. The reasons boil down to how workers perceive fairness.
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November 14, 2023

How ADPRI investigated the impact of student loans on the world of work

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

Knowing that interest on student loan debt would begin accruing again in September, with payments coming due in October, we added six new items to our monthly pulse survey.
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ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by gender and age group
ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by gender and age group

October 25, 2023

Gender differences in the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to explore how employee motivation and commitment vary between men and women.
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ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by industry over time
ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by industry over time

October 25, 2023

An industry dive into the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to dive deep into how employee motivation and commitment vary by industry.
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Employee Motivation and Commitment Index
Employee Motivation and Commitment Index

October 24, 2023

EMC Index rose in October

by ADP Research

The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index tracks how people think and feel about their jobs and employers. By providing a real-time measure of the state of worker allegiance, the EMC Index can tell us whether workers are flourishing in their jobs, or detaching.
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September 6, 2023

How ADPRI constructed the Employee Motivation and Commitment Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

For nearly a decade, ADPRI has been collecting granular data on individual workers from a stratified random sample of people worldwide. In surveys of more than 490,000 workers in 29 countries, respondents have shared their feelings about their jobs, their colleagues, their organizations, their pay, their leaders, and many other workplace issues.

Our study reaches knowledge ...

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November 4, 2021

Data Spotlight: “The Great Resignation” and Healthcare

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.

ADP Research Institute has done extensive research on Engagement, trust, and employee’s intent to leave, and we’re able to spotlight the data we have from the healthcare industry to better understand how to create a safe and productive environment for healthcare workers.
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