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University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies Releases White Paper on How Career Roadmap Collaborations Between Employers and Educators Can Promote Career Progression of American Workers

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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“There is real opportunity, through collaboration between educators and employers, to align curricular, extra-curricular, and training materials with workforce skill needs can transform career optimism into career progression.”

Key Points: 
  • “There is real opportunity, through collaboration between educators and employers, to align curricular, extra-curricular, and training materials with workforce skill needs can transform career optimism into career progression.”
    Underdahl completed her doctorate with the University of Southern California.
  • She is currently a reviewer at the College of Doctoral Studies’ Dissertation to Publication Workshop, and has been co-leader of College of Doctoral Studies Alumni Special Interest Group since 2019.
  • Underdahl is a recipient of multiple faculty recognition awards at University of Phoenix including the Phoenix500, the Distinguished Service Award for Scholarly Leadership in 2019, and the Faculty Excellence Award in 2022 and 2018.
  • Underdahl has been teaching at the University since 2004.

Survey: US Job Satisfaction Hits All-Time High

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American workers are more content than ever, according to The Conference Board Job Satisfaction 2023. The report finds improved satisfaction across nearly all 26 components—with gains in non-compensation factors like work-life balance outpacing even those from improved pay and benefits.

Key Points: 
  • Satisfaction has now surged for two consecutive years—rising 3.4 ppts in 2021 and 2.1 ppts in 2022.
  • These post-pandemic gains continue a long-term trend: Job satisfaction has been rising steadily for over a decade, after hitting an all-time low of 42.6 percent in 2010 following the Great Recession.
  • "Job satisfaction was up across the board in 2022—and especially high for workers who switched jobs.
  • These factors intersect with the top predictors of overall job satisfaction—organizational culture, quality of leadership, potential for future growth, and interest in work—suggesting that leaders should prioritize the cultural aspects of work to drive both employee retention and job satisfaction.

Pacific Life and Franklin Templeton Collaborate on Lifetime Income Solutions

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Pacific Life and Franklin Templeton have announced a collaboration to jointly tackle the need for lifetime income for defined contribution plan participants through personalization and insurance solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Pacific Life and Franklin Templeton have announced a collaboration to jointly tackle the need for lifetime income for defined contribution plan participants through personalization and insurance solutions.
  • With the recent passage of the SECURE Act 2.0 and continued focus on supportive regulatory legislation, plan sponsors have shown an increased interest in offering lifetime income solutions to plan participants.
  • Pacific Life and Franklin Templeton are well-positioned to offer innovative solutions that are simple to administer and meet plan participants’ needs.
  • “We’re excited to deepen our longstanding relationship with Franklin Templeton,” said Brian Woolfolk, executive vice president and head of Pacific Life’s institutional business.

FIRST ANNUAL INCLUSION@WORK GENDER REPORT LAUNCHES MARCH 12, DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW — The first annual INCLUSION@WORK | Gender Report, a groundbreaking survey for inclusion practitioners, executive leadership, and board directors will be released by lead pollster Prisca and discussed at a March 12 panel hosted by The Female Quotient's Equality Lounge at SXSW in Austin, TX.

Key Points: 
  • The Gender Report is part of a national survey that yielded seven annual reports (Gender, Latino, Black, Asian, Indigenous, Silicon Valley, Generations) being released throughout 2023.
  • The purpose of the study is to give inclusion champions the hard data needed for budgeting processes around diversity and inclusion.
  • Each annual report has different data sets, regressions, and action-based metrics for executive leadership.
  • The research was conducted by pollsters Prisca, Momentive , and AAPI Data, organized by Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Dr. Pelin Kesebir.

FIRST ANNUAL INCLUSION@WORK REPORT LAUNCHES MONDAY, JANUARY 30

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The first annual INCLUSION@WORK report, a groundbreaking survey for inclusion practitioners, executive leadership, and board directors was announced today by Prisca. The new study features a total of seven annual reports (Gender, Latino, Black, Asian, Indigenous, Silicon Valley, Generations) to be released throughout 2023, with the first report on Black American Workers released on January 30th.

Key Points: 
  • The new study features a total of seven annual reports (Gender, Latino, Black, Asian, Indigenous, Silicon Valley, Generations) to be released throughout 2023, with the first report on Black American Workers released on January 30th.
  • The INCLUSION@WORK soft-launch event took place at the UN Women hub (at the HCLTech House) in Davos earlier this month.
  • Each annual report has different data sets, regressions and action-based metrics for executive leadership.
  • Each Annual Report has specific dives on each community of focus.

6 Prevailing Worker Archetypes Uncovered by Analysis of State and Work Career Success Study

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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They are strong at career planning activities but they also expect their employers to prepare them for career growth.

Key Points: 
  • They are strong at career planning activities but they also expect their employers to prepare them for career growth.
  • Career Pivoters (18% of the workforce) are less satisfied workers who are actively searching for a career that has meaning for them.
  • The State of Work and Career Success study is an annual study that provides findings on what the U.S. workforce wants and needs out of their professional life, as well as the drivers of success.
  • The latest study builds on the research conducted for the first annual State of Work and Career Success study.

New Survey Shows 2 in 3 Workers Searching for New Job; Without Career Pathways, Workers Will Keep Quitting

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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Its not just a desire for better pay that is driving these workers to look for a new role.

Key Points: 
  • Its not just a desire for better pay that is driving these workers to look for a new role.
  • The survey finds workers are searching for greater opportunity and career advancement.
  • While recent BLS data showed a notable decrease in job openings, quits remained largely unchanged, emphasizing the pressing need to unpack what frontline workers are seeking.
  • Two-thirds of workers want to move into a new role, and more than half of those workers hope its at their same company.

Financial Finesse Releases Report Illuminating the New American Workforce's Shifting Priorities and Expectations and How Employers Must Adapt

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Finesse, the leading independent provider of omnichannel workplace financial wellness coaching benefits, today released its 2021 Financial Wellness Year in Review which digs into changing views about financial wellness and traditional retirement planning set off by the pandemic, WFH, higher prices, rising interest rates, and other factors.

Key Points: 
  • "For employers already offering our digital and human-based financial coaching, the results have been extraordinary," adds Ward.
  • Download aQ&A on the Year in Review with Financial Finesse founder and CEO, Liz Davidson, here .
  • Financial Finesse is the country's leading independent provider of unbiased workplace financial wellness coaching benefits.
  • The company's award-winning digital and human-based financial coaching is made available to employees at no cost as an employer-sponsored benefit.

"CUPW says No to Half-Steps and Second-Class Worker Status for Gig Workers"

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers sees this legislation as a setback for workers who are organizing to use collective strength to improve their work lives.

Key Points: 
  • The Canadian Union of Postal Workers sees this legislation as a setback for workers who are organizing to use collective strength to improve their work lives.
  • CUPW supports Gig Workers United, app-based delivery workers who are organizing in Toronto and the GTA.
  • "Misclassification is still the issue, and we won't let this bill distract us with partial rights", says Jennifer Scott, President of Gig Workers United.
  • This provincial government defeated a bill earlier this year to end misclassification, but that is still our goal and our fight.

Changes to Minimum Wage are First Step Towards Affordability for All Ontarians

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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However, there is still more that needs to be done to ensure all Ontarians can recover from the financial impact of the pandemic and afford todays cost of living.

Key Points: 
  • However, there is still more that needs to be done to ensure all Ontarians can recover from the financial impact of the pandemic and afford todays cost of living.
  • Increasing the minimum wage is the first of many steps needed to end hunger and poverty in our province.
  • While appreciative of these initial changes, Feed Ontario acknowledges that a $15 minimum wage still does not provide full-time Ontario workers with sufficient income to afford todays cost of living.
  • This is particularly worrying as Ontario has the highest rate of minimum wage workers of any province in Canada at 15 percent.