September 23, 2022 - Smlr_net

23 Sep 2022


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*September 23, 2022*
*Title:*                    Workers are Changing Jobs and Getting Raises,
and Still Struggling Financially
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Stacey Vanek Smith
*Date:*                   September 22, 2022
*Summary:*          At the end of 2021, the rate of people quitting their
jobs hit the highest level ever seen on government records going back to
2000, and that rate has remained at an historic high this year. There is a
name economists have for all of the churn we've seen in the job market:
Dynamism.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3Cdpa7T
*Title:*                    4-Day Workweek Brings No Loss of Productivity,
Companies in Experiment Say
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Jenny Gross
*Date:*                   September 22, 2022
*Summary:*          More than 70 companies in Britain are undergoing a
six-month experiment in which their employees get a paid day off each week.
So far, most companies say it’s going well.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3C3W5vn
*Title:*                   U.S. Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion
Benefits for Gig Workers
*Source:*               Wired
*Author: *              Caitlin Harrington
*Date:*                   September 22, 2022
*Summary:*          A group of 25 Democratic members of Congress led by
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Cori Bush of
Missouri sent letters to the CEOs of Amazon, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and
Grubhub to question that policy. They wrote that excluding gig workers
disadvantages companies’ lowest-income workers and asked that gig workers
be reclassified as employees, with the attendant benefits.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3C2ROIr
*Title:*                    As 62% of Workers Cut Back on Savings Amid
Concerns About the Economy, Employers Emphasize Financial Wellness
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Lorie Konish
*Date:*                   September 21, 2022
*Summary:*          Employees’ 401(k) accounts may have taken a hit during
recent market volatility, but that’s not the only reason balances may be
down. A new study from Morgan Stanley at Work finds 62% of employees have
reduced their short- and long-term savings contributions amid high
inflation and concerns about a possible recession.
*Link:*                    https://cnb.cx/3DNFaP5
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