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Welcome to The MiXx Monthly 

The MiXx Monthly  July 2025

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Your Trusted HR Insight – July 2025

Brought to you by The MiXx Consulting
 

HR HEADLINES

Managing Time Off During Holiday Weeks

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• July 4th brings time-off requests, scheduling challenges, and potential coverage gaps.

• If your business slows down around the holidays, consider a summer PTO strategy: -

  • Encourage early vacation planning

  • Use skeleton crews or rotation schedules

  • Avoid burnout by balancing time off evenly

• Action Item: Draft a flexible PTO calendar for Q3 to stay ahead.

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⚖ COMPLIANCE CORNER

Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act: 2025

Updates Amendments now require:

• Pay range disclosure in all remote job ads

• Identification of promotional opportunities to all employees before hiring externally

• More detailed record-keeping for audits

Tip: Do a mid-year compensation audit and update your job posting templates.

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💡💡 ASK THE EXPERT

Q: “Is it legal to monitor employee productivity using tracking software?”

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A: Generally, yes, but with limitations. Transparency is key. You must:

• Disclose the use of tracking tools in your policies

• Avoid monitoring personal devices without consent

• Comply with local and federal privacy laws

Need a compliant Remote Work and Monitoring Policy? We’ve got one you can customize.

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🔍🔍 HR TIP OF THE MONTH

“Stay Ready” for Employee Departures

Mid-year is a standard time for unexpected resignations.

Stay ahead by:

• Maintaining up-to-date job descriptions

• Cross-training key roles

• Creating a simple off-boarding and knowledge transfer checklist

You don’t need to panic when someone gives notice — plan smarter.

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