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Retention | OpenAI scraps six-month equity cliff for new hires as AI talent war persists
OpenAI has ended its equity vesting cliff, as competition for AI talent reshapes...
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18-month delay | OpenAI (finally) resumes program allowing staff to donate equity to charity
OpenAI has reopened charitable equity donations after employees waited more than...
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‘A mockery’ | T-Mobile eliminates all DEI measures under Trump administration pressure
The FCC has approved two multi-billion-dollar acquisitions after T-Mobile agreed...
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Podcast | VP of HR, Addition Financial: Effective & equitable hiring in the era of AI
Leon Lachance, VP of HR, reveals how Addition Financial is embracing AI safely but...
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8 years of delays | Pentagon axes failed HR software project that cost over $300m
A memo said further investment in the HR tech project would be 'throwing more good...
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39 days later | Zuckerberg's charity axes DEI team - weeks after reassurances to staff
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said a 'shifting regulatory and legal landscape'...
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'Committed' | Deloitte UK refuses to 'sunset' DEI in split with US office - should global employers brace for division over diversity?
Deloitte UK's CEO says DEI will 'remain critical' as the US plans to 'sunset'...
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‘We hire the best people’ | Google ends diversity hiring targets in latest DEI U-turn
Google's CPO emailed staff on Wednesday, revealing the tech firm will 'no longer...
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Don't let DEI die | The common mistakes threatening DEI's future - and how to fix them
Lisa M. Sanchez, VP of HR at Artcenter College of Design and co-founder of The Positive...
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HR memo | Meta eliminates DEI programs as Zuckerberg says workplaces need more 'masculine energy'
Meta's VP of HR said the company will eliminate all DEI measures including “equity...
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‘Mindset shift’ | Target vs Lululemon: Two lawsuits that show DEI won't die, but must evolve
What do lawsuits filed against Target and Lululemon show us about the future...
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Big Interview | Kelly Costanza, Chief People Officer at CAVA: Why our customers' dining experience couldn't exist without DEI
Kelly Costanza, CPO says CAVA's “broad appeal to many people and walks of life"...
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ERGs | As other 'rural' employers ditch DEI, McCain Foods says its commitment will not waver
Other companies with deep ties to the farming community like John Deere, Caterpillar,...
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'Saddened' | Harley-Davidson ditches DEI initiatives after activist pressure
The iconic motorcycle brand said it was “saddened” by the social media pressure...
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Big Interview | Kaleen Love, CPCO at PMI: How I protect my LGBTQ+ employees by embedding DEI year-round
Philip Morris International's CPCO makes her position on equity clear, and reveals...
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United We Ride? | Harley-Davidson reviewing DEI policies amid activist backlash
Harley-Davidson is the latest company to be targeted by anti-DEI activists, after...
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“The wrong direction” | John Deere latest to ditch DEI following backlash over Pride sponsorship
John Deere will no longer support “social or culture awareness" events as it rolls...
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Layoffs | Microsoft cuts DEI team, leader emails staff claiming it is “no longer business critical”
According to the memo, Microsoft eliminated the DEI team due to “changing business...
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“Egregious misstep” | The world's largest HR body wants to change IE&D to just I&D. HR pros really aren't happy about it
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) encouraged members to adopt an inclusion-first...
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“A business imperative” | Unsure what to do about DEI? Try following Johnson & Johnson's lead
J&J's 135-year-long commitment to DEI is a perfect blueprint for how inclusion...
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