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Puppy love | Now paid leave for pet care is on the workplace benefits agenda
The ongoing push and pull of a rapidly changing workplace has created many ongoing debates and now pet...
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Unhappy holidays | Seasonal retail staff fearful over workplace safety, report finds
With the holiday season fast approaching, the safety concerns of American retail workers are rising and...
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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 five-day, in-office...
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'Not a cost play' | Amazon CEO denies RTO is stealth headcount reduction policy
As its full return-to-office (RTO) policy takes effect, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has denied suggestions...
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Productivity impact | Whoever wins the 2024 Election, employers must brace for ongoing workplace disputes
With election day now here, whatever the outcome it is unlikely to end the debate, and employers should...
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‘Efficiencies in headcount’ | Google execs grilled by staff over cost-cutting measures - while dressed in Halloween costumes
Google's CEO and VP of Recruiting fielded tricky questions about layoffs and cost-cutting from staff...
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Tinsel town talent | Satisfaction survey reveals the best places to work in Hollywood...and it's not in film or TV
In a Hollywood now driven by technological advancement, the best workplaces may no longer be within the...
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'Breaking the trust' | 500 Amazon Web Services workers sign open letter to CEO challenging RTO mandate
Amazon employees have pushed back against the company's recent return-to-office (RTO) policy, addressing...
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‘Accountability process’ | Starbucks warns staff: Defy our RTO mandate and risk being fired
Starbucks has warned its corporate staff that violating its three-days-a-week in-office policy could...
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'Deadnamed' | Culver's hit by lawsuit alleging it fired a trans employee who reported harassment
The restaurant chain allegedly fired a transgender employee and three colleagues who filed a harassment...
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PWFA accommodations | Miami hotel to pay $100,000 settlement after firing worker 4 days after stillbirth
Lago Mar Resort & Beach Club has settled a lawsuit with implications for employer accommodations under...
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Exploitation allegation | Home Depot founder Arthur Blank faces lawsuit by 'overworked' private plane staff
Two former private flight attendants who served in Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank's family office...
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Investigation | Workers hospitalized after food poisoning at Maryland seafood plant
A workplace lunch at a seafood factory in Jessup, Maryland, took a turn for the worse after dozens of...
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'Just cruel' | Fired EY employees hit back after losing jobs for watching multiple training videos at once
Several former EY employees fired for completing multiple online training courses at once have hit back...
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Chicharrónes & cookies | Google CEO: Free meals aren't a 'perk', they're a productivity driver
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hailed the power of free meals and food at the company, claiming they drive...
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Amazon's edict | Employers losing talent to competitors after RTO mandates, survey reveals
A report has revealed that 67% of US employers have lost talent to competitors offering remote or hybrid...
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MAGA-Donalds | Trump's McDonald's visit serves up no answers on minimum wage rise
In a bid to strengthen his credibility among working class voters, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate...
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'Middling middle managers' | Amazon workers' beef with management goes viral in LinkedIn post
Amazon's ongoing struggle with worker discontent came into sharp focus this week, as employees voiced...
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'Significant risks' | Courtroom win for Amazon over safety, but Superior Court appeal coming
Amazon has won a legal battle over safety in one of its warehouses with Washington's Department of...
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Election threats | US election workers concerned about safety ahead of voting day
Safety is becoming a central issue in the upcoming US elections, for both election workers and voters...
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