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California and Washington state will be enacting new pay transparency laws starting on Jan. 1, requiring many employers to include a salary range in job postings. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a statewide salary transparency law, and similar measures have already been passed in New York City and Albany County. Full Story: GeekWire (12/21),The Business Journals (tiered subscription model)/Albany, N.Y. (12/21),CALmatters (Sacramento, Calif.) (12/21)
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Recruiting & Retention
Are your job candidates lying on their resumes? More than half of Americans have lied on their resumes at least once, according to a recent survey from StandOut CV. Job candidates tend to fib about job experience, skills, college degrees, personal information, salary and references, according to the survey. Full Story: Entrepreneur (12/21)
Ways to save on payroll and still keep employees Limits on overtime, raises and freebies can keep payroll costs down and avoid layoffs, small-business adviser Barbara Weltman writes. Implement restrictions in an equitable way, explain reasons for the changes and look into whether payroll automation could save money, Weltman notes. Full Story: Big Ideas for Small Business (12/22)
The HR Leader
Focus on "don't wants" to get what you do want in 2023 Use the things you don't want to help you zero in on what you do want in the new year, such as building on past success, creating positive relationships and bringing value to your life and work, writes Dan Rockwell. "Choose to eliminate pain-producing habits and attitudes," Rockwell writes. Full Story: Leadership Freak (12/22)
Workplace Chatter
KFC and other odd Christmas traditions While children in the US leave cookies and milk for Santa, their Danish counterparts leave rice pudding for the nisse -- elflike creatures who are said to wreak havoc when they don't receive their treat. Other Christmas traditions around the world include KFC meals in Japan and fresh carp in parts of Europe. Full Story: Atlas Obscura (12/19)
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2022 kicked my tail. I had some turnover on my team. My boss -- who I adore as a leader and friend -- left the company. Our product set changed -- we added some, overhauled others. We had more work, fewer hands and aggressive goals. You had a tough year too. The Great Resignation. Quiet quitting. Stealth workers. Spiking inflation. Employers calling workers back to the office -- and workers stiff-arming these moves. Like us, you also faced aggressive goals. But we all made it. We crossed the finish line and were better for the experience. We became stronger. Wiser. Tighter with our teams. Growth like that isn’t luck. It’s the product of consistency. It’s what happens when you show up and do excellent work. Every day, without fail. I like the way NBA legend Kevin Garnett puts it (forward to 1:46 in the clip): It’s consistency though. Getting into a routine -- watching film, studying, knowing that this is how you prepare, this is how you get ready for games. Not when you want to, not when you feeling good, not when the sun is out, not when the rainbow’s out here. Not when they cheering my name when I got a check. Not when they feeling me. Naw. This is every day. When it’s raining. When my knee hurts. When I can’t walk. 365 days. This is how I plan to walk into 2023. I invite you to join me, and together we will reap the fruits of consistency and excellent work. Thank you so much for your loyalty and support. It’s my honor to serve you as editor of this brief. As we close out the year, please enjoy this sweet Christmas greeting from the students of Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii. I wish all of you a warm, wonderful holiday season. Mele kalikimaka a me hau’oli maka hikihou! -- Kanoe How can I serve you better with this brief? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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