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Cautionary code | Antitrust fears led Google to encourage 'culture of concealment' among staff, NYT report says
Google has reportedly urged its employees to exercise caution in their internal communications, advising...
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'Responsible' innovation | US Patent Office bans staff from using gen-AI tools like ChatGPT for day-to-day work
Paul Fucito, a press secretary for the USPTO, clarified that employees are now able to use some generative-AI...
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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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Automated rejections | Employers increasingly turning to AI to handle recruitment process
A growing number of employers are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, interview,...
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'Symbiotic' | Don't overemphasize technical training at the expense of human skills, Deloitte CLO warns
Employees want training on human skills including adaptability, communication, and leadership above technical...
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‘We have been clear’ | Publicis Media fires nearly 100 workers for 'egregious' non-compliance with RTO mandate
Publicis Media has fired close to 100 employees in its US workforce who consistently ignored the company's...
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Snoops dogged | Feds warn employers about overstepping the mark with employee monitoring
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has warned employers about the increasing use of monitoring...
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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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Remote worker vetting | FBI issues warning to employers after North Korean infiltration & blackmail case
One unexpected downside to remote working has been revealed after a US company unknowingly hired a North...
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HR pioneer | Meta's Chief People Officer to step down after 16 years
Meta's Chief People Officer, Lori Goler, will step down next summer after more than 16 years shaping...
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‘Extensive violations’ | Apple illegally restricted employees' use of Slack & social media, NLRB claims
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Apple of illegally restricting the ability of employees...
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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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44 million Slack messages | Disney faces lawsuit after employee data breach
Disney is facing a class action lawsuit over a significant data breach that reportedly exposed sensitive...
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RTO | Google & Microsoft tell staff: Hybrid's going nowhere, but only if productivity stays high
Executives at tech giants Google and Microsoft have reassured staff concerned about full in-office mandates...
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‘More productive onsite’ | Dell tells sales staff to return to office five days a week
“Our data shows that sales teams are more productive when onsite,” Dell leadership wrote in a memo...
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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 concerns over introducing...
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‘Currently investigating’ | Over 10,000 Dell employees at risk after reported data breach
Dell is investigating after reports of compromised data including employee names, ID, and status, which...
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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
Satisfied with the requirements in place - a spokesperson for Starbucks confirmed no changes are being...
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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 Chase and Bank...
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‘Going backwards’ | Employees & HR pros react as Amazon enforces five-day-per-week office mandate
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has informed all corporate staff they must start working from the office five days...
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