US initial jobless claims lowest in nearly 50 years | What is the biggest challenge you face when doing engagement surveys? | "Future proof" employees by deepening their skills
US initial jobless claims lowest in nearly 50 years The number of Americans making first-time jobless claims fell last week to the lowest level in almost 50 years, the Labor Department said. Claims have been falling for the past four weeks. Reuters (4/11)
Workforce Reader Poll
What is the biggest challenge you face when doing engagement surveys?
All of the above
42.31%
Employees are skeptical of privacy and don't give raw feedback
30.77%
We don't do engagement surveys
11.54%
We spend time and money to get data, then don't act on them
11.54%
Leaders get defensive about data and question validity
3.84%
PBM-Plan sponsor relationships may not look different in a post-rebate world With an outcry for greater prescription affordability, state and federal entities are taking action. At the federal level, CMS has proposed a rule change that removes rebates from pharmacy benefit managers (PBM)s. Will that really improve transparency and lower costs? Download the whitepaper.
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Recruiting & Retention
"Future proof" employees by deepening their skills The traditional career progression isn't available for many people today, which means forward-thinking organizations need to help employees deepen their skills, visibility and relationships, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. "Help employees to develop resilience and 'future proof' themselves by generating and pursuing a range of developmental options," she suggests. SmartBrief/Leadership (4/11)
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A bill reintroduced this week by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would establish a Medicare-style single health care payer system that eliminates cost-sharing and includes long-term-care coverage, but the bill's co-sponsors, including prominent presidential candidates, seem to favor a hybrid approach that includes commercial health insurers. The second approach, introduced in 2018 and called "Medicare for America," would guarantee universal coverage, but it would leave employer-based insurance available for people who want it, maintain Medicare premiums and deductibles, and let health insurance providers operate Medicare Advantage plans. Kaiser Health News (4/11)
The HR Leader
The problem with autocratic leadership An autocratic approach to leadership may be useful in certain situations, but it can also dampen the creative output of employees, writes Danielle Sabrina. A leader's willingness to display vulnerability and engage in challenging conversations can address this problem. Entrepreneur online (4/10)
After getting a report that a woman thought an intruder might have been locked in her bathroom, Oregon sheriff's deputies arrived and opened the door with guns drawn after getting no response. They found no intruder but discovered a Roomba doing "a very thorough vacuuming job," a deputy said. NBC News (4/10)
We have seen what we thought was unseeable.
Sheperd Doeleman, astrophysicist and director of the Event Horizon Telescope project, when unveiling the first picture of a black hole on April 10
