*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management*

*November 23, 2021*

*Title:* Companies are Telling Unvaccinated Workers to Pay More for Health Insurance

*Source:* NPR

*Author:* Andrea Hsu

*Date:* November 22, 2021

*Summary:* From Utah grocery chain Harmons to Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan Chase, companies are telling their unvaccinated workers to get the shots or pay more for health insurance. In a September survey, the Society for Human Resource Management found less than 1% of organizations had raised health insurance premiums for unvaccinated workers and 13% have considered doing so.

*Link:* https://n.pr/3nJXOyN

*Title:* Kellogg Restarts Talks With Workers as Strike Enters Seventh Week

*Source:* ABC News

*Author:* Catherine Thorbecke

*Date:* November 22, 2021

*Summary: *Negotiations are resuming on Monday between Kellogg Co. and the union representing some 1,400 cereal plant workers who have been on strike for more than six weeks.

*Link:* https://abcn.ws/3xgDjNf

*Title:* Minimum Wage for Workers on New Federal Contracts Will Rise to $15 Starting Jan. 30

*Source:* CNBC

*Author: *Annie Nova

*Date:* November 22, 2021

*Summary:* Federal contractors will be guaranteed an hourly minimum wage of at least $15 in all new contracts with government agencies beginning on Jan. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced on Monday.

*Link:* https://cnb.cx/3xdUAGO

*Title:* Is the Four-Day Workweek Finally Within Our Grasp?

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author:* Kevin J. Delaney

*Date:* November 23, 2021

*Summary:* After embracing flexible work styles during the pandemic, some companies are now embracing a shorter week.

*Link:* https://nyti.ms/30U48KU

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