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Flex appeal | Workers still place a high value on flexibility, but do employers?
Employees still value flexibility, but many employers are losing interest...
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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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Retention | Remote workers most engaged but likeliest to leave, survey reveals
Remote workers show strong engagement but are more likely to be the hunt for a new...
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‘Positive momentum’ | BNY mandates four-day return-to-office, but rules out full RTO (for now)
Expected office attendance at BNY has increased from three to four days per...
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Three days | Return to office or risk termination, Google tells remote workers
Google has informed certain remote employees that failure to switch to a hybrid schedule...
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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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Benefit bonus | Employers introducing 'recharge' perks to offset return to office mandates
Companies implementing return-to-office (RTO) policies are increasingly pairing them...
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'Not necessarily a problem' | Gen Z employees are streaming TV while working from home
The rise of hybrid and remote work has allowed employees greater flexibility, but...
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‘Hunger Games’ | Too many cockroaches, not enough desks: The 'complete chaos' of NASA's return-to-office
The government's HR agency said in-person work will 'strengthen collaboration'...
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Desk wars | Spotty WiFi, snotty colleagues: JPMorgan's return-to-office is off to a rocky start
Complaints from JPMorgan staffers are coming thick and fast as a tense return-to-office...
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Defusing an f-bomb | JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon apologizes for swearing - but stands by RTO policy
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has apologized for his now-infamous four-letter outburst...
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RTO rethink | Amazon has a new 'badge data' strategy for monitoring employee office attendance
The company has ditched labels like “inconsistent badger” and “zero...
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RTO impact | Majority of Fortune 500 HR leaders struggling to convince C-suite on value of childcare benefits, report reveals
As companies push employees to return to the office, many workers are grappling with...
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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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Five days a week | JPMorgan plans to order all staff back to office full-time
CEO Jamie Dimon has previously been critical of remote work and looks set to up requirements...
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‘Remote-first is essential’ | Binance CEO: Rigid in-office mandates like Amazon's are bad for recruitment & innovation
“A globally distributed workforce allows us to recruit better people and serve...
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AI uproar & DEI debates | 2024's unmissable HR headlines & hot topics: A year-end review for US employers
Head of Content Benjamin Broomfield rounds up the biggest HR headlines and reflects...
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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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‘Improve collaboration’ | Washington Metro jumps on the RTO train, ending work-from-home by July 2025
General Manager Randy Clarke said there is a “lot going on” for the organization...
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RTO-gate | Bezos-owned Washington Post faces full-time return to office
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is implementing a mandatory...
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