A new analysis examines the relationship between tech-industry jobs and poverty in 300 metropolitan areas between 2005 and 2011. The researchers found that "although the effects of tech do not seem to reach those in poverty and, particularly, in extreme poverty, they do affect the wages of those with the lowest level of education." CityLab (6/20)
Benefits & Compensation
Chicago latest city to require paid sick leave Chicago businesses will be required to let their employees earn up to five days of paid sick leave per 12-month period under an ordinance passed by the City Council on Wednesday. Chicago is the latest of more than two dozen US cities to require companies to offer paid sick leave. Chicago Tribune (tiered subscription model) (6/22)
The HR Leader
Don't underestimate the importance of soft skills Leaders need to focus on soft skills such as listening, having good body language and communicating effectively, write David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom. "Hard skills might be what get you the job -- but soft skills are what drive friendship, success and happiness at work," they write. Forbes (6/23)
Workplace Chatter
Ref tosses soccer player in bizarre turn Swedish soccer player Adam Lindin Ljungkvist has been thrown out of a game for passing gas, which he says is the "strangest thing I have ever experienced in football." Referee Dany Kako explains: "I perceived it as deliberate provocation. He did it on purpose, and it was inappropriate." FoxSports.com (6/22)
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