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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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'Happy Amazon Employee' | SNL sketch nails Amazon over worker wellbeing
Amazon has been trolled in a Saturday Night Live sketch which highlighted the gruelling conditions reportedly...
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Work-life balance | Zoom CEO predicts AI will lead to four-day work-week 'very soon'
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, has predicted that the four-day working week will become standard within the next...
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Defining case | Supreme Court to decide if 'majority discrimination' requires a higher bar
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could redefine the standards...
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'Blatant disregard' | Department of Labor hands out penalties over temporary worker treatment
The Department of Labor has handed a three year ban to Harvest Plus from a temporary...
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Directive Down Under | Dell expands RTO mandate beyond North America
As previously reported, Dell has begun its return to office mandate, instructing Australian employees...
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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, & Tractor Supply...
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'Cold blooded' | Trauma for workers after Pizza Hut shooting
Workplace safety and wellbeing is in the headlines again after a Pizza Hut employee in South Milwaukee...
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'A fair share' | Longshoreman strike ends with record pay deal
The three-day strike that halted operations at US ports along the East and Gulf Coasts has concluded,...
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Safety concerns | General Motors closes factory as Hurricane Helen approaches
Worker welfare in the face of natural disasters is in the headlines again, after General Motors cancelled...
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'Really, really scared' | Veteran worker takes Subway to court over wage theft & discrimination
A veteran Subway employee in Los Angeles has filed a landmark lawsuit against the...
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'Control & manipulation' | Report: Migrant workers in DOL program subjected to forced meal plans & poor conditions
Migrant farmworkers in North Carolina are being subjected to poor working conditions,...
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'No guidance' | Tennessee factory criticized for response to Hurricane Helene after worker deaths
A Tennessee plastics factory faces scrutiny of its emergency response procedures...
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'March on the boss' | Amazon workers seeking better pay & conditions get closer to Teamsters union
Amazon workers continue to make progress on union affiliation, with warehouse workers...
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'Chaotic' | Meta sued by employee after their stalker was rehired following HR cuts
Meta's decision to reduce its recruitment team amid large-scale layoffs led to serious...
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'Ridicule & harassment' | Trans McDonald's employee wins $930,000 in discrimination lawsuit
The former employee suffered a “barrage of taunts, laughter, ridicule, and harassment”...
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‘Coerced employees’ | Apple hit by accusations of illegal workplace rules by NLRB
Apple plans to contest the allegations which claim the tech giant forced employees...
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#deskbreak | ASICS & 'Succession' star Brian Cox launch campaign tackling the 'scary' impact of desk work on employee wellbeing
ASICS has enlisted 'Succession' star Brian Cox to speak on impact of desk-based working...
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'$5bn a day' | Potential port strikes over wage & automation concerns leave huge costs looming
Ten major US ports could face closures next week, as a labor dispute over wage and...
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Four demands | 'You're either killing yourself or you're not enough' - Wells Fargo employees call for change after co-worker death
Denise Prudhomme, 60, was not found for four days after dying in her cubicle. Now...
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Unhealthy relationship | CVS pharmacy workers struggling with healthcare costs
More than 7,000 employees at CVS pharmacy locations across California have cast strike...
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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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Hitting back | Civil rights groups urge CEOs to maintain DEI commitments
The anticipated reaction to corporations pulling back from their commitment to DEI...
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Overwork 'glorification' | EY responds after death of 26-year-old employee prompts social media backlash
The mother of the deceased woman sent an email to EY India's chairman criticizing...
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JPMorgan, BOFA | US banks introduce working hour limits after tragic death
It took the death of a worker who had been clocking up 100-hour weeks to prompt JPMorgan...
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Who's on top? | Forbes survey reveals best employers for technology workers
A new survey by Forbes and market research firm Statista has identified the top employers...
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Prime movers | New wage deal for Amazon workers and free Prime membership
Amazon has announced improvements to working conditions and worker relations, raising...
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‘Paranoid leadership' | Former Pixar staff allege 'horrendous' work conditions on Inside Out 2
“Your body just starts breaking down,” one ex-employee said, with animators reporting...
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Wellbeing | Uber announces customer verification scheme to protect safety of its drivers
Uber is rolling out features that would allow its drivers to see "verified" badges...
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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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‘I tried to say no’ | Further claims of sexual abuse levelled against former Abercrombie boss & staff
Witness testimonies also allege assistants to the ex-CEO wearing Abercombie & Fitch...
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DEI cuts | University of North Carolina rolls back diversity commitments
Mirroring recent shifts in the corporate world, the University of North Carolina...
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Failure to deliver | FedEx in the dock over disabled worker policy
FedEx is at the center of a federal lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity...
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