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‘Doesn't apply’ | Company founder fired for breaching own RTO policy launches legal challenge
The founder's legal team argue that the return-to-office order applied to employees,...
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Food wars | Munch morale - are Meta & X bringing back the office snack?
Office snacks are a seemingly a part of Meta's plans to boost staff morale -...
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'Bossware' | Employee monitoring data being shared with tech giants
A Northeastern University study found employee monitoring software is sharing worker...
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'No-shoes' policy | American workers cause a stink with barefoot office trend
Shoeless workplaces are the latest perk dividing opinion in Silicon Valley, sparking...
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‘Security strategy’ | HSBC plans surge in staff surveillance & biometric scanning
HSBC is planning a 'four-fold increase' in cameras, alongside more biometric...
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Podcast | CHRO, Fortune Brands: Consolidating offices into one HQ - while maintaining engagement, energy, & equity
Fortune Brands Innovations has consolidated several regional offices into one HQ,...
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Attrition | Return to office mandates make hiring & retention harder for HR, research finds
As RTO policies expand, HR leaders face growing pressure from disengaged talent and...
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Gen Z | 'Can't learn working from your basement' - JPMorgan boss Dimon continues RTO tirade
JPMorgan's chief exec also revealed the bank has not experienced attrition post-RTO...
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Have your say | Return to office mandates - are they really a productivity cheat code?
The return-to-office (RTO) debate shows no signs of being settled any time soon,...
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'Collaboration' | What's the key to return-to-office success? McKinsey has some answers
Employers are advised to prioritize workplace practices that impact collaboration,...
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Trump begins | Incoming president takes aim at Federal agencies with DEI rollback and other reforms
Donald Trump issued sweeping executive orders including major changes to the federal...
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‘Strengthening our culture’ | Toyota tells staff to work in-office four days a week from September - or risk being fired
Employees will be allowed to continue working from home on Fridays “subject to...
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'Collaboration & innovation' | AT&T mandates five-day return to office from January
It's an increase from the previously mandated three days of in-office attendance...
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‘As late as May’ | Amazon delays return-to-office for some staff due to insufficient office space
A report from Business Insider revealed some employees have been notified about the...
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'It's about looking busy' | Workers resist Return to Office as debate rages on
As businesses increasingly call for a return to the office (RTO), the gulf between...
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'Flexibility & freedom' | Spotify CHRO doubles down on remote working policy
Spotify's CHRO has reacted to the current drive to end remote working and bring...
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‘We’re all adults here’ | Starbucks CEO hails 'power' of in-office work - but won't up his company's RTO mandate
“This is not a game of tracking. This is a game of winning,” Niccol told Starbucks...
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‘Going backwards’ | Employees & HR pros react as Amazon enforces five-day-per-week office mandate
“We're going to return to being in the office the way we were before the onset...
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Wrongful dismissal? | Sacked Royal Bank of Canada CFO claims allegations of her office relationship were 'manufactured'
The embattled CFO has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the bank arguing...
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Badge scans | Salesforce's CEO once said RTO was "never going to work." Now he's ordered staff back to the office
Many workers are expected to be in the office four to five days per week under the...
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