CIA ex-trainee acquitted on charge of assaulting colleague | ADP: 233K jobs added to private payrolls in Oct. | How to help Gen Z overcome deliberation paralysis
A Fairfax County, Va., jury has found former CIA officer-trainee Ashkan Bayatpour not guilty of misdemeanor assault and battery in a case brought by a female trainee who accused him of wrapping a scarf around her neck at work while attempting to kiss her and making threatening comments. The CIA says it has revamped its policies for addressing allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault in light of the case, which prompted at least two dozen female CIA employees to also come forward with stories about misconduct and assault. Full Story: The Associated Press (10/30)
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ADP: 233K jobs added to private payrolls in Oct. Employers added 233,000 jobs to private payrolls in October, with private job creation hitting the highest level in more than a year, according to ADP. This figure surpassed the Dow Jones estimate of 113,000 and occurred despite hurricanes in the Southeast. Wages rose 4.6% year over year. Full Story: CNBC (10/30)
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Employers fear health care costs will affect wages Employers are increasingly concerned that rising health care costs will necessitate tradeoffs with wages and salaries, according to a National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions report. The survey found that 74% of employers believe greater costs will force them to transfer more expenses to their employees, with prescription medications, high-cost health claims and hospital pricing being the top concerns. Full Story: Fierce Healthcare (10/29)
Business leaders should honor employees' dignity, which often is violated when they are underpaid, overworked or treated with little respect, write researchers Michael Pirson, Donna Hicks and Ayse Yemiscigil, who recommend leaders understand the meaning of dignity, appreciate people's inherent value and recognize violations of dignity in the workplace. "Finally, leading with dignity requires more than one-off actions; it requires processes that ensure enduring and comprehensive changes to culture where violations can be voiced and addressed consistently and sustainably," they write. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (10/30)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
Hockey's badge of honor is missing teeth, but NHL goalies might go their whole careers with a full set of choppers thanks to face masks. Which NHL team's goalie wore a protective face mask for the first time as a regular season game in 1959?
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