Union academic workers and supporters march and picket at the UCLA campus amid a statewide strike by nearly 48,000 University of California unionized workers on November 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Petitions for union representation rose 2% during the first half of 2023's fiscal year and charges of unfair labor climbed by 16%, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB managed 20,498 cases of unfair labor charges and union representation petitions last year, a 23% jump and the biggest single rise in 46 years. Full Story: HR Dive (4/10)
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Recruiting & Retention
Early-stage startups hiring as tech giants cut payrolls Global tech giants have gone through rounds of layoffs, but the picture for startups is mixed, according to Julia Pollak, chief economist with the job platform ZipRecruiter. Late-stage startups getting close to going public aren't bringing on new staff, but early-stage startups in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and electric vehicle batteries are still actively looking for new talent. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (4/9)
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What you need to know about quiet hiring Quiet hiring, the practice of upskilling and promoting existing employees, is on the rise and brings benefits for both employers and talent, Nahla Davies writes. For employers, quiet hiring reduces recruitment costs, improves internal talent development and results in a more flexible, agile company. Full Story: Training magazine (4/3)
Benefits & Compensation
Maybe less is more on Monday mornings Three-fourths of workers get anxious or stressed on Sundays about the upcoming week, according to a LinkedIn survey, and economist Andrew Hunter's solution is "bare-minimum Mondays." Hunter, a co-founder of a job search engine, encourages leaders to spread important meetings and deadlines through the week and to let employees ease into the week with time to outline priorities. Full Story: Employee Benefit News (free registration) (4/10)
The HR Leader
Going asynchronous? Here's how to do it right The challenges of real-time communications with teams in disparate locations -- some on-site, others working remotely -- has more organizations looking to adopt asynchronous communications. Here, Tom Medema outlines four steps companies should take when implementing this strategy, including having honest discussions about what this will look like in practice and preserving time for deep work. Full Story: Quartz (4/6)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
Members of all-female pro baseball team Colorado Silver Bullets attended the 1997 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction (as a player) of their manager. Who was it? (Submitted by Kanoe Namahoe from SmartBrief) Check your answer here.
SmartBrief on Workforce readers are committed to their workouts. Yesterday’s poll revealed that 22% of you like lifting weights, while 16% of you are into bicycling. Tied for third place was yoga and “other” at 14% each. (“Other” activities included hiking and walking, according to emails I received.) Ten percent of you are runners. Check out the other categories here. Exercise is a smart way to combat stress and burnout. These two can sneak up on you. By the time you notice them, they’re doing damage. So I recommend you take Chris Bailey’s two-minute burnout checkup in today’s Leadership & Development story. I did. I did and found it accurate. Give it a shot. And if you’re so inclined, drop me a line and let me know your thoughts on your results. Were they on? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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