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Rosy job numbers, a working mothers report, Starbucks union nixes offer, Nevada’s heat illness standards and UPS job cuts. It’s all in this week’s News Bytes.

During disruptive times, open and honest communication about pay can be a constant that helps employees feel informed and valued.

Twelve states recently introduced or passed bills that provide guardrails for using restrictive covenants as a contingency of employment.

A trends report showed that shifting from rigid experience requirements to skills- and potential-based hiring may mitigate this situation.

This option may be a solution for employers struggling to find workers with the requisite skills and training to fill needed positions.

Given the current attention on formal restrictive covenants, employers need proactive alternatives to protect their intellectual property.

Employee retention is critical these days. Professional development can be a formal and strategic way to maintain/sustain workers.

This interview article explores how total rewards practitioners may consider and make best use of this strategic tool.

If you’ve determined your business would benefit from this creative strategy, this article can help you move forward.
Catch up on past issues of Workspan.

In this issue: Financial well-being ROI; executive compensation; reconciling internal vs. external pay strategy; internal talent marketplaces; more.

In this issue: Compensation staff size; bonus backfires; childcare benefits; predictions on coming rewards strategies; self-funding sales compensation; more.

In this issue, we explore living wages, remote work, pay frequency changes, executive incentives and more.

Retirement plan inequity, benefits enrollment and compensation peer groups are among the topics covered in this issue.