A closer look at the Great Resignation | Citi mandates vaccination as condition of employment | Mentoring remains important amid diversity push, #MeToo movement
More people are leaving their jobs as part of the Great Resignation, but it's important not to reach the wrong conclusions about why they are leaving and what the exit means for the employment market. The number of resignations still represents a small percentage of the labor force, and it is unclear whether workers are leaving for pandemic-driven reasons or because the economy is stabilizing. Full Story: BBC (10/28)
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Recruiting & Retention
Citi mandates vaccination as condition of employment Citigroup is the first major bank to require all workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as a condition of employment. Sara Wechter, Citi's head of HR, has written in a post describing the policy that the mandate helps the bank "ensure the health and safety of our colleagues as we return to the office." Full Story: The New York Times (10/28),Bloomberg (10/28),Fortune (tiered subscription model) (10/28)
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Benefits & Compensation
Employers can better address millennial managers' needs A MetLife study shows that millennial managers are more likely to report burnout than baby boomer, Generation X or Gen Z managers. Employers can support millennial managers' well-being and improve staff retention with financial and mental health benefits, targeted training and better worksite flexibility. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (10/27)
The HR Leader
7 ways to alleviate leadership fatigue The taxing, stressful job of leadership requires time to recharge, whether that's by rediscovering your purpose, reinventing your job or dedicating time for exercise and new hobbies, writes Art Petty. "While you hate to say that the workday becomes less critical, pursuing a new passion is energizing and creates a halo effect around your workdays," Petty writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (10/28)
Workplace Chatter
Spooky pooches take top prizes at NYC Halloween parade Amoon, a dog dressed as an essential worker, won best in show at the 31st annual Tompkins Square Halloween Parade in New York City. Other honorees included dogs dressed as a dim sum cart, "Bark Obama" and a Great Dane dressed as Maleficent. Full Story: Gothamist (New York) (10/25)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
I’ve loved soccer since the first time I stepped on a field at 8 years old. The smell of the grass. The jostling of bodies in the box. The charge from slide tackling the ball away from striker. The sound the ball makes -- ker-THUNK! -- when my foot curves around it and boots it down a field. I still enjoy taking the ball out. Running around a field, dribbling and passing with my granddaughter, it just feels good. Limbs loosen up and muscles burn. The fresh air and sunlight rejuvenate my energy stores. And my mind clears. Movement matters, as we see in today’s HR Leader story. Working up a sweat, feeling the blood pumping -- this is how we recharge our mental and physical batteries and renew creativity. What activity is your favorite? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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