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No fairytale ending | PwC scraps Disney World finale for summer interns
Big Four firm replaces long-running Orlando celebration with a greater focus on team-based learning and...
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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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‘Doesn't apply’ | Company founder fired for breaching own RTO policy launches legal challenge
The founder's legal team argue that the return-to-office order applied to employees, not to...
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‘Authentic storytelling’ | Starbucks ramps up employee-generated content with launch of TikTok scheme
Starbucks says staff social media posts bring the company to life by 'creating moments of connection...
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‘No incentive’ | Stretched Meta staff hit back at plans for three-day AI hackathon
Meta is running a hackathon from July 14 to July 16 - but angry employees say they don't have the...
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Staff survey | Microsoft employees report stronger engagement but weaker manager support
Microsoft employees say they feel more energized and empowered at work, but have become less positive...
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Monitoring | Meta scales back AI employee monitoring tool after staff backlash
Meta has scaled back a controversial employee monitoring program designed to help train its AI systems,...
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'Induce fear' | Experts warn proposed Federal workers NDAs could have 'chilling' effect
The Trump administration's proposed federal NDA rule has opened a fresh debate over employee trust,...
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'Sink or swim together' | American Express rewrites bonus structure to curb exec rivalries
American Express has overhauled its executive bonus structure after incentives saw internal rivalry prioritized...
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'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,...
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'Be cautious' | Employers warned as DOJ offers incentives to DEI whistleblowers
The Trump administration is now offering financial incentives to employees who blow the whistle on DEI...
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Leadership structure | Walmart overhauls career pathway structure for store managers
Walmart has redesigned its leadership pipeline and is eliminating the store lead position from its workforce...
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'Career suicide' | Skims founder warns against remote work amid CEO WFH pushback
Shark Tank star and Skims founder Emma Grede warns of the hidden career costs to working from...
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Protest | Google signs AI deal with Pentagon despite vocal employee opposition
Politics continues to leak into the US workplace with hundreds of Google employees sending a letter to...
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Surveillance fears | Meta to track employee clicks & keystrokes for AI agent training
Meta's new AI tracking push raises workplace surveillance concerns as employers expand monitoring to...
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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...
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'Misinformation' | Safety protocol concerns remain despite Amazon statement on worker death
Amazon warehouse safety concerns intensify after worker death and disputed leadership response...
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'My Why' | Amazon's driver contest raises questions amid worker classification dispute
Amazon's 'My Why' contest asks delivery drivers to share personal stories, amid legal scrutiny...
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'Has to evolve' | Microsoft overhauls entire HR department for AI era of work
An overhaul of Microsoft's HR function has placed its AI-first strategy, workforce alignment, and speed,...
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Policy pressure | The Target DEI boycott is over…or is it?
Is the resistance to anti-DEI policy weakening or, in fact, getting stronger? It's hard to tell with...
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