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How Much Money Buys Happiness at Work? | WU Executive Academy
How Much Money Buys Happiness at Work? How much money do you need for satisfaction – and when does true happiness at work begin? Written by Martina Ernst August 26, 2025 Between Income and...
What would you do if you discovered you had enough money to retire at 55? Martina Ernst on the Three Dimensions to Success Framework | Learnshift Podcast
In this episode of LearnShift, Martina Ernst, founder and CEO of FairEqualPay, talks about her career, the challenges of the gender pay gap, and the importance of fairness in corporate management....
Taboo Topic Salary Transparency: Between Shock and Cultural Change | WU Executive Academy
Salary transparency is on its way – bringing a cultural change that challenges companies. Salary Transparency: What Companies Are Concerned About Now The new EU directive on salary transparency is...
From Gen Z to Baby Boomers: How to Negotiate a Higher Salary at Every Career Stage | WU Executive Academy
How different generations use their strengths to negotiate a higher salary and boost their earnings confidently. Increase Your Chances of a Higher Salary at Any Age Whether you are just starting...
Is performance still worth it? | Kurier
That’s the question Kurier asked me – and it hits a nerve. In times of talent shortage, a growing search for purpose, and increasing skepticism toward traditional career paths, we need new answers....
Über sich hinaus wachsen | Women Elevate
🔑 “AI will totally transform the world. That’s why we urgently need to relearn how to learn.” – Martina Ernst Lifelong learning has never been more crucial. Digitalization, global crises and...
Women in Leadership: Pain Points and Strategies for Success | WU Executive Academy
Women in Leadership: Pain Points and Strategies for Success Only a third of management positions in Austria are held by women. Why is that the case? What career barriers stand in the way of women...
Special from HREX 25: Martina Ernst on the EU Pay Transparency Directive | ÖBAG – Lebenswege Podcast by Andrea Domenig
Special from HREX 25: Martina Ernst on the EU Pay Transparency Directive | ÖBAG - Lebenswege Podcast by Andrea Domenig 🔍 For many, #fairequalpay starts with awareness of the #GenderPayGap – but...
5 Reasons Why Equal Pay Is Now Essential for Companies | WU Executive Academy
5 Reasons Why Equal Pay Is Now Essential for Companies Equal Pay beyond the Gender Pay Gap Equal Pay - a buzzword that probably makes most people think of women first. Of course, and partly rightly...
WU Executive Academy Blogpost March 2024
Are you paid a fair wage? Putting your salary to the test In Austria, women earn on average almost 19% less than their male colleagues. In addition, the topic of salary remains a taboo in many...
WU Alumni magazine – Issue 1, 2024
#Babyboomer or #GenZ: Mutual respect has always been a must-have. In case you agree we invite you to continue reading Text by WU Alumni. When it comes to appreciative cooperation in the work...
Does salary transparency in companies work? – Weconomy 01/2024
Does salary transparency in companies work? When Ketchum Austria conducted its #geheimGEHALTen survey on salary transparency, a man was quoted who said salaries were a taboo subject similar to sex....
The End-of-Year Salary Fact Check
The End-of-Year Salary Fact Check In my latest $alary In$ight$ series where I write for the WU Executive Academy community the big question is: Is YOUR salary still up to date? 🤔 Check out the full...
Interview with STEPSTONE for the 31-10-23 Equal Pay Day in Austria.
Interview with STEPSTONE for the 31-10-23 Equal Pay Day in Austria. After working as a human resources manager in the financial industry and managing director and supervisory board chairwoman in the...
Newsletter | september 2023
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The secret rules of the salary game – derStandard 25.08.2023
derStandard 24-08-23 Guest article The secret rules of the salary game In late summer and fall, salary budgets for the next fiscal year are planned ... At the latest at this time, you should make...
Offer at ‘Gault Millau’ level – Standard 12.06.2023
derStandard, 12-06-23, Guest commentary Thoughts around the survey mania Do we really know what employees want? Nowadays, a new study appears almost every day that credibly claims to know what...
Newsletter | june 2023
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Newsletter | april 2023
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Newsletter | march 2023
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