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'War on expertise' | Former CIA director slams Trump over federal worker firings
Former CIA director William Burns issued a warning that Trump's dismissal of federal workers is retribution,...
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'Mischaracterizations' | Apple defends chief after HR complaints alleging bullying & harassment
Apple is facing allegations of a toxic culture in its fitness unit, where HR culture and leadership decisions...
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Vacancy | Blow for OpenAI in race for engineering talent as HR chief exits
Julia Villagra, OpenAI's Chief People Officer, is stepping down Friday, creating a leadership gap as...
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'Organizational planning' | Meta pauses AI hiring after billion-dollar recruitment spree
Meta has frozen hiring in its new AI unit after a wave of high-cost talent deals, acquisitions, and billion-dollar...
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'Continued growth' | Hershey unwraps new CHRO with tech-driven HR focus
Hershey welcomes new CHRO Natalie Rothman, an HR veteran with a record of leading transformation, AI...
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Flat raises | Starbucks shifts salaried pay policy as union talks continue
Starbucks is moving to a uniform 2% raise for salaried staff as it streamlines costs, enforces new office...
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‘F-r-A-I-days’ | Duolingo CEO clarifies layoff plans after AI memo controversy
'We've never laid off any full-time employees... we don't plan to,' Duolingo's chief exec...
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‘Set boundaries’ | EY's Chief Wellbeing Officer has three tips for stressed employees
EY Americas' Chief Wellbeing Officer says employees should set boundaries and invest in personal...
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‘A real difference’ | Walmart expands 10% discount perk to help staff afford groceries
'We've heard your feedback that these savings make a real difference for you and your families,'...
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'Explore the solar system' | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tips Gen Z for $130K space-age jobs
AI could wipe out jobs but also spark new ones in space exploration, says OpenAI's Sam Altman, with...
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Federal firings | Trump HR chief backs "at-will" sackings of government employees
Trump's personnel chief calls for a shift to 'at-will' status for all Federal employees, backing...
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Move it or lose it | Amazon tells staff to relocate or resign as AI spending grows
Amazon's new relocate or resign policy coincides with major AI investment and workforce changes that...
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Creating billionaires | Nvidia CEO reveals why he personally reviews salaries of all 42,000 employees each month
'I've created more billionaires on my management team than any CEO in the world,' said Jensen...
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‘Actively listening’ | Patagonia 'rode the subway' with employees to find out why they weren't happy - HR chief
'We needed to understand what our employees were genuinely experiencing,' Patagonia's Chief People...
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'Get a little crazy' | Seek out discomfort to succeed at work, Google CEO tells Gen Z
Google CEO Sundar Pichai reveals why working with high performers and following your instinct will help...
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‘Smiling faces’ | Samsung orders five-day RTO for some US staff - with a monitoring tool to stop them 'coffee badging'
A memo sent by Samsung's HR team said the order has led to 'more smiling faces in the...
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Union protections | Trump attacks bargaining rights for 400K federal employees
Trump plots sweeping rollback of union protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs, with more than...
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'100% crap' | AI job creation narratives are phoney, ex-Google exec says
Former Google exec Mo Gawdat, says even jobs in the C-suite—are on the chopping block as AI replaces...
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'Dislocation' | Embrace AI but don't bank on jobs, Bill Gates warns Gen Z grads
Bill Gates backs AI use for Gen Z, but graduates are facing rising unemployment, job market burnout,...
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RTO resistance | Hybrid work endures as return to office mandates fall flat
As pressure mounts for full-time office returns, most US companies are quietly sticking to hybrid models,...
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