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$1m payout | Starbucks settles DEI lawsuit, agrees to nationwide limits on hiring & pay policies

Starbucks has agreed to pay $1 million and avoid race or sex-based preferences in employment decisions under a settlement with the state of Florida...
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'Simpler & faster' | Uber to cut more than 3,000 jobs in drive to reduce management layers

Uber plans to eliminate more than 3,000 jobs worldwide as the ride-hailing and delivery company seeks to remove management layers, consolidate smaller teams and redirect spending toward its core operations...
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  • 4 mins

AI anxiety | Thousands of Google staff demand better protections against layoffs

A petition to CEO Sundar Pichai has received over 4,500 signatures, calling for provisions including guaranteed severance and a rethink of performance...
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  • 5 mins

‘Penalized’ | Meta sued over alleged use of discriminatory AI tools during layoffs

A group of Meta staff argue that workers who took disability or parental leave were 'disproportionately selected' for layoffs earlier this year...
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‘Sensitive projects’ | Apple sues OpenAI accusing ex-employees of 'pattern of theft'

OpenAI denies the allegations and said it has no interest in other companies' trade secrets...
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Labor Market & Hiring

Karen Cosentino, CPO at Barge Design Solutions
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CPO, Barge | Talent from within: How HR can surmount skills shortages

Karen Cosentino, CPO at Barge Design Solutions, reveals how to build resilient talent pipelines through workforce development...
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Editor’s letter | 'My ultimate HR advice' - from 100 CHROs & people leaders

100 of the world's top CHROs and people leaders, from PepsiCo to JPMorgan, share their ultimate advice, hacks, & tips - plus an album recommendation...
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Rosalie Hawley, Chief People Officer at Medius
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  • 7 mins

CPO, Medius | You've got ambitious growth plans - but can your HR systems keep up?

Rosalie Hawley, Chief People Officer at Medius, explores how HR can design scalable systems that support sustainable business growth...
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  • 7 mins

CPO, Equinox | Craft, community, connection: The new competitive advantage for employers

Gretchen Koback Pursel, Global CPO at Equinox, argues that the companies that will win are not the ones that replace humans, but the ones that deploy humans more meaningfully...
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Labor Relations

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‘No apology’ | Ford rebuffed by diabetic worker fired for 'stealing' cookie he actually paid for

A veteran electrician who was wrongly terminated by Ford over a workplace snack debacle has called the company's approach 'ridiculous'...
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  • 4 mins

‘Major shift’ | EEOC launches new National Enforcement Plan - employers urged to review workflows

The EEOC's new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025-2029 prioritizes 'intentional discrimination,' with employment lawyers encouraging HR to act...
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  • 3 mins

'Metaphorical gunpoint' | Stressed Starbucks staff push back on handwritten cup message policy

Starbucks baristas are pushing back against mandatory handwritten cup messages, calling the policy stressful, awkward, and disconnected from daily realities...
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  • 4 mins

Free speech | EY sued by employee fired over Gaza comments

EY has been sued by a former employee who claims she lost her job after a controversial graduation speech on Gaza...
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CHRO, inDrive: How we scale culture globally across 48 markets & counting
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Podcast | CHRO, inDrive: How we scale culture globally across 48 markets & counting

Vera Solomatina, CHRO at inDrive, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to discuss the balance between global structure and local energy, speed, & relevance...
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VP of HR, Frontier Co-op: Breaking down employment barriers with second-chance hiring
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Podcast | VP of HR, Frontier Co-op: Breaking down employment barriers with second-chance hiring

Megan Schulte, Vice President of Frontier Co-op, speaks to the HR Grapevine Podcast about delivering award-winning Breaking Down Barriers to Employment programs...
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