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For the first time since 2000, the number of available jobs exceeded the number of job seekers, the Labor Department said recently - and that tight labor market is the reason growing franchise brands like Saladworks are adjusting their strategy to best attract and retain good workers. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the issue, and spoke to Saladworks CEO Patrick Sugrue who told them that they have started raising wages about 5% and relaxed standards on things like tattoos, piercings and dress code. “If you tell someone they can’t have Friday off for prom, they’ll quit,” Sugrue told WSJ. “They know they can find another job on Monday.” Read more here.

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Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.

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