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Private payrolls grew by 455,000 in March, according to ADP. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' nonfarm payrolls report, which is coming out later this week, is expected to show 490,000 jobs gained, the Dow Jones consensus estimate suggests.
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A range of research is being done on gender equity in the workplace and disparities in pay, leadership roles, resources and other areas. Dagny Dukach of Harvard Business Review distills some of that research to understand roadblocks to advancement for women, unseen stresses that disproportionately affect women and how things change for women after they've advanced in their careers.
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Eighteen percent -- or around 600,000 -- of US public-school teachers have a second job outside of the classroom during the school year, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. In a National Education Association Research survey of more than 1,300 teachers of prekindergarten through grade 12, 41% reported having a second job -- such as delivering groceries or working in a restaurant -- during 2019, with most of those interviewed for this article saying it was demoralizing that their teaching salaries are insufficient to meet their expenses.
HR and IT leaders can work together on technology-enabled analysis of burnout and employee disengagement, particularly in reducing the number of tools employees must use and making sure security is a priority, writes SoftwareONE North America President Ashley Gaare. "Direct access to business and IT leaders, and the ability to provide feedback, make it less likely employees will turn to shadow IT," Gaare writes.
Managing a diverse, dispersed global company requires embracing hybrid work, communicating even more and helping all employees understand how their work supports organizational goals, writes Ajay Khanna, CEO and founder of Tellius. "With a formal structure in place, employees and leaders can easily measure what is working and where there are areas for improvement," Khanna writes.
I worked two jobs when my kids were young. Just after my divorce, I took a job delivering newspapers from midnight to 3 a.m. My three-year-old son, bundled up and nestled in the backseat, slept soundly while I drove through nearby neighborhoods, tossing papers onto lawns and porches. When I finished my route, I went home, slept for 3-4 hours, then got up and went to my 9-5 job as a marketing communications manager for a technology firm.
A few years and two children later, I took a job as a moderator for a chatroom for terminally ill teenagers. The chatroom was part of a social network just for these youth. I chatted with the kids, made sure that their conversations were appropriate and that no other adults got into the room. I worked that job 3-4 times a week, from 8 p.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific. (We had kids from all over the world.) I had that one for about five years. I worked it alongside my job as an editor for another B2B publisher.
I thought about these side hustles when I read today’s Benefits & Compensation story about teachers working two jobs. I see that all the time. When I travel for business, I use Lyft and many of the drivers are teachers who drive after work or on the weekends. Something about that always stings. These hard-working professionals spend 8-9 hours daily planning, teaching, grading papers and helping kids who need extra attention. Many have master’s degrees. And they still need a second job to make ends meet.
I have huge respect for that. But I hope that in the next few years, conversations about raising teachers’ salaries evolve into real change. It’s so time.
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