January 30, 2023 - Smlr_net

30 Jan 2023


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
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*January 30, 2023*
*Title:*                    Why Is Assessing Job Satisfaction So Hard?
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Alina Tugend
*Date:*                   January 30, 2023
*Summary:*          Amid layoffs and a changing workplace, worker stress is
at a record high, even as job engagement surveys become more frequent and
high-tech. What are companies missing?
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3wH49i0
*Title:*                    Union Members Are Poised To Reject Disney World
Contract Offer
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author:*               Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich
*Date:*                   January 29, 2023
*Summary:*          On Thursday and Friday, about 32,000 Disney employees
will be voting on a contract offer from management. The six union locals
working under the current contract want an immediate $3 an hour raise, or a
20% raise, for what it says is 75% of the members currently making $15 an
hour, plus an additional $1 an hour raise every year after that.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3Rfzou6
*Title:*                   Tech Layoffs Strip the Façade Off TikTok’s ‘Day
in the Life’ Videos
*Source:*               NBC News
*Author: *              Morgan Sung
*Date:*                   January 29, 2023
*Summary:*          Creators pivot to content about unemployment and labor
rights instead of aspirational videos of corporate perks.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3jfU48N
*Title:*                    U.S. Unemployment System Still Plagued By
Delays 3 Years After Pandemic-Era Downturn
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Greg Iacurci
*Date:*                   January 28, 2023
*Summary:*          The federal government considers a first payment
“timely” if states issue funds within 21 days of an initial claim for
benefits. In March 2020, 97% of payments were timely; today, the share is
78%, on average, according to U.S. Department of Labor data.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3j9Lk49
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