NYC's pay transparency law becomes effective Tuesday | Survey illustrates concerns over employee mental health | Timing is key when sharing new ideas at work
Starting on Tuesday, companies with four or more employees that advertise job openings in New York City must include a good faith estimate of the likely minimum and maximum salary. The hotly debated salary transparency law exempts jobs that will be performed outside the city. Full Story: ABC News (10/28)
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A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 2,188 US employers showed that mental health issues have risen significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many staff members are experiencing behavioral health challenges as employers transition back to in-person work. About 80% of employers said their networks had enough primary care physicians, while 44% said they had enough mental health professionals, and 17% of employers with 50 or more staff members said they had noticed an increase in the number of people asking for leave due to mental health concerns. Full Story: Kaiser Health News (10/27)
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People who listened to birdsong reported lower anxiety and depression symptoms and paranoia, while traffic sounds were found to raise depression symptoms but had no effect on anxiety or paranoia, according to research published in Scientific Reports. The results "provide another facet of why interactions with nature can be beneficial for our mental health, and it is highly important to preserve nature," says investigator Emil Stobbe. Full Story: Medscape (free registration) (10/27)
Benefits & Compensation
Why this CEO wants more women-centered benefits Traditional workplaces have been built around the needs and goals of men, writes Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, warning that this approach is falling short for other employees. "Forward-thinking companies would add paid caregiving and broadly defined bereavement leave, paid safe leave for escaping domestic abuse, time off to vote, and reproductive benefits," Krawcheck writes. Full Story: Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (10/28)
The HR Leader
Performance review tips for fragile work relationships "Quiet quitting" could ramp up a leader's struggle to have the tough conversations that make year-end performance reviews valuable, say McKinsey partners Bryan Hancock and Bill Schaninger. Among their recommendations are performance coaching throughout the year and questions about aligning employees' sense of purpose with daily work. Full Story: McKinsey (10/26)
I’m not a big fan of Halloween with its ghosts and ghoulies and horror flicks. (And isn’t it time for Michael Myers to just be done?) But I am a fan of free candy. I look forward to collecting candy corn pumpkins, Twix and KitKats as I escort my little pirate and T-Rex around the neighborhood trick-or-treating tonight. I’ll be dressed as Leather Tuscadero -- remember her? -- and on the lookout for people who like to pop out of bushes or coffins to scare small children. Not on my watch. Who’s getting dressed up today? I’d love to see! And what’s your favorite Halloween sweet treat? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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