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Proxy power | How shareholders are exerting increasing influence over workplace policy
Shareholder pressure is moving workplace issues onto proxy ballots as investors question...
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Succession | 'No. 2' Disney exec secures $27m package - with higher base pay than new CEO
In a move seemingly designed to salve the sting of being passed over for the top...
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Rolling stone | Disney reviewing safety protocols after worker hurt in Indiana Jones stunt incident
Disney is reviewing safety protocols after an employee was hurt while protecting...
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Double trouble | Co-CEOs make a corporate comeback - will it work?
A growing number of big firms are reviving the co-CEO model to cope with the demands...
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Temporary Protected Status | Walmart lays off migrant workers after Supreme Court ruling
Walmart has begun dismissing employees lacking updated work permits following a legal...
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Have your say | Is streaming at work a productivity killer or just a sign of a new work reality?
Is it OK for workers to stream the occasional episode of their favourite show during...
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'Wrongful dismissal' | Disney faces legal action after firing employee for keeping phone on
The ex-employee said she kept her mobile phone switched on to stay connected to her...
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99% against | Disney shareholders resoundingly reject call to drop DEI benchmarks
Disney shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal by nay-sayers at the...
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280% rise | CEO pay & bonuses soar despite sluggish Fortune 500 performance
Recent analysis reveals a growing disconnect between corporate financial performance...
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Lessons from Disney | No AI required! The L&D basics guaranteed to give your business superior customer service
Partners VP of L&D Adam Hickman PhD & Walt Disney World Resort former EVP Lee Cockerell...
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Finding memo | Did Disney just ditch DEI, or only the small print?
Disney seems to have changed its stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
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Wage theft payout | Disney workers secure $233m settlement in landmark case
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to a record-breaking $233 million settlement to...
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Pay story | Disney settles $43m pay equity lawsuit amid gender gap claims
Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3million to resolve a gender pay discrimination...
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44 million Slack messages | Disney faces lawsuit after employee data breach
Disney is facing a class action lawsuit over a significant data breach that reportedly...
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'Manage our resources' | HR downsized in further round of Disney layoffs
The Walt Disney Company has conducted another round of layoffs affecting approximately...
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“Unfair labor practices” | Thousands of Disney cast members set to vote on strike action
The bargaining unit argues Disney has engaged in “egregious” labor practices...
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Financially damaging | Employees sue Disney claiming they were made to relocate across the US for a subsequently cancelled project
Two workers say their jobs were moved from California to Florida before a new $1bn...
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Staff cull | Pixar's 'quality over quantity' pledge comes with major 14% workforce layoffs
Pixar Animation Studios announced this week that it is laying off approximately 175...
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‘The Happiest Place on Earth’? | Disneyland 'characters' file to unionize seeking better pay, safety, and scheduling
Over two-thirds of 1,700 Disneyland performers voted to file for union...
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CEO compensation | Bob Iger earns $31.6 million from Disney in 2023 - CEO pay ratios are out of control
Bob Iger's eyewatering remuneration is the latest example of staggeringly disproportionate...
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