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US private sector jobs have increased by 132,000 over the past month, well below the 225,000 positions projected by economists, according to an ADP report. The analysis, which included earnings data for the first time, showed that average annual pay rose by 7.6%.
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Eighty percent of US workers are considering the impact of inflation as they make career choices and changes, and another 73% are factoring a possible recession into the decision, according to a report by FlexJobs. Among other findings, 16% of respondents who took a new job during the pandemic said they regretted it due to issues with company culture, supervisors and a lack of respect.
Mandated paid sick leave was associated with lower mortality rates from homicide, suicide and alcohol-related causes, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers said a 6% increase in mortality rates for US workers from 2010 and 2017 may be linked to state preemption laws that prohibit paid sick leave mandates, HealthDay News reported.
HR should embrace virtual reality and the metaverse, as well as use the technologies for recruitment and employee management, write Edstutia's Christine Janssen and Yogini Joglekar. "Imagine capturing and analyzing candidate responses to real world challenges that take place in a digital twin of your corporate campus and then showcasing the data on a customizable dashboard that tracks VR analytics and key metrics such as engagement, verbal and non-verbal communication and cultural fit," they write.
Leaders can boost their emotional intelligence with several daily activities, such as journaling, seeking feedback from trusted advisers and reflecting on how they handled stressful situations, writes Paul Sohn. "When you have an interaction that didn't go well, reflect on what happened and what you might have done differently to produce a better outcome," Sohn writes.
Julie and I worked together at the church office. I worked there part time as a graphic artist and office assistant. Julie, a few years older than me, was assistant to some of the pastoral team.
She came to me one day to let me know she had given her two weeks' notice. She was going back to working as a plumber and would be part of a team working on a new development. She seemed relieved and excited.
“The money is great -- much better than the peanuts they pay here,” she said, her voice dropping as she leaned over my desk.
I just stared at her, fascinated. Julie was about 5’9, with a slender athletic build and chestnut-colored hair that fell below her shoulders. She was always beautifully dressed in suits and heels. She didn’t fit the stereotype I had in my head of what plumbers looked like.
But I knew she could do the job. She and I had talked about it a few times. I asked if it was tough being a woman in that field.
“The guys are fine; if you can do the job, they don’t care if you’re a woman,” she said. In fact, she explained, she was better at certain plumbing tasks than her male peers. “My hands are small, so it’s easier for me to do some things,” she said.
I thought of Julie as I read today’s Leadership & Development story about how many construction companies are trying to recruit women to help fill their labor gaps. Julie, and women like her, were trailblazers, carving out career pathways and setting the example for the others who would follow. It worked. More than a million women now work in construction -- a spike of more than 50% over the past decade.
So a shoutout to the Julies of the world. Kudos for paving the way.
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