Minneapolis Paid Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance (downloadable pdf) explained by Lisa Schmid: Preview: Coverage for all Minneapolis employers. Employers who employ between 1 and 5 employees will be required to provide unpaid sick and safe leave in accordance with the terms of… Read more ›
Legal: Leave from Work (downloadable powerpoint) by Chris Jozwiak & Cassie Navarro of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP and Penelope Phillips of Felhaber Larson. Covers the Family Medical Leave Act, MN Workers Compensation Act, MN Human Rights Act, Americans with… Read more ›
Study Shines a Spotlight on Darkness in the Entertainment Industry (downloadable pdf) by Mark Hawthorne for The Age, Australia. A frank discussion of depression and suicide within the arts and entertainment world, including statistics culled by the Victoria University in Australia. Preview: With funding… Read more ›
Why You Need a Holistic View of Pay and Performance: by Steve Kline and Todd Lippincott for Towers Watson. An article detailing types of compensation and how to tie them to performance practices. Preview: Pay for Performance Regardless of the pay and performance… Read more ›
TCG: Employee Benefits Survey by Christopher Shuff and Ilana B. Rose for the Theatre Communications Group. Data on prevalence of health care, pension plans, disability, paid leave, sabbaticals, and professional development opportunities from over 150 theatres. Preview:
What to Say when You’re Asked to Work for Free (downloadable pdf) by Rhonda Abrams for The Star. Practical tips for how to respond to unpaid and low-paid work offers. Preview: I can’t pay you, but you’ll get great exposure What exactly… Read more ›
Creators Too Like to be Paid for Their Work by Sarah Howes for the Copyright Alliance: An opinion piece on the importance of payment over “exposure.” Preview: In a marketplace where creativity is undervalued, creators desperately need the power to say… Read more ›
Most People Have No Idea Whether They’re Paid Fairly (downloadable pdf) by Dave Smith for Harvard Business Review. An analysis of compensation trends and how they are understood by employees. Preview: PayScale, the compensation software company where I work, surveyed 71,000… Read more ›
Negotiation Tips: (downloadable pdf) by Madelyn Mahon for MPR News. Simple tips (geared toward women, but applicable for all) to consider when entering into compensation negotiations. Preview: 1. When you go in to a boss to negotiate, it can be helpful to… Read more ›
Morality Discussion: (downloadable pdf) created for PAHRTS. If an organizational budget is a moral document, what does your pay scale say about how you value people? Preview: What if you thought of your budget and staff structure as a moral document?… Read more ›