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In or out? | Google offers voluntary exits in business division as AI adoption intensifies
Google is offering voluntary severance packages to some employees in its global business organization...
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'Shocked' | Salesforce staff voice anger after CEO Benioff makes 'indefensible' ICE joke
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing employee criticism after joking about ICE monitoring international...
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Customer-facing | Target prioritizes in-store staff over automation push
Target is increasing in-store staffing while cutting supply chain and regional office roles as the retailer...
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'Career suicide' | Retaliation concerns leave JPMorgan workers reluctant to criticize RTO mandate
JPMorgan's return-to-office mandate is causing employee concern about hybrid work, career risk, and...
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WARN filings | NYC labor data reveals zero cases of AI-driven layoffs
AI layoffs remain largely invisible in official workforce reduction filings in New York, even as companies...
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Succession | 'No. 2' Disney exec secures $27m package - with higher base pay than new CEO
In a move seemingly designed to salve the sting of being passed over for the top job, the Walt Disney...
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'Watch them work' | Cisco CEO criticizes internal promotion interview processes
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says internal promotion interviews reveal little about candidates compared to...
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Under scrutiny | Are leaders being honest about so-called AI layoffs?
Corporate leaders in the US increasingly cite AI layoffs as a reason for workforce reductions, though...
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Time out | Super Bowl LX sickies and hangovers could cost $1.9bn
Super Bowl 'sickies' are becoming a workplace challenge as new data shows millions of employees skip...
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'Threatened' | USPS worker allegedly suspended for social media criticism of storm safety protocols
USPS safety concerns emerge after a mail carrier's suspension during a historic winter storm affecting...
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'Impact-evidence' | Meta links employee AI usage to performance reviews & rewards
Meta is tying performance reviews and bonuses to employee AI use, signaling a tougher stance on AI adoption...
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'Clear violation' | Pinterest fires workers who built layoff tracker
Pinterest has fired two engineers after they accessed confidential systems to identify which employees...
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'Unprecedented' | Wells Fargo awards CEO bumper 28% pay increase
Wells Fargo has approved a $40m pay package for CEO Charlie Scharf, citing performance and progress after...
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‘Code of conduct’ | Gaming giant Ubisoft fires employee who publicly criticized RTO policy
A spokesperson for Ubisoft said that sharing opinions 'respectfully' does not lead to...
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'Less friction' | Starbucks bets on AI to relieve staff admin & lift sales
Starbucks is deploying artificial intelligence across stores while boosting staffing, as it aims to restore...
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'Next level' | Chipotle combines HR and legal departments in new-look approach
Chipotle is combining legal and HR leadership into a single role as part of a restructure of its executive...
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'Project Dawn' | Amazon confirms 16,000 global redundancies after email error
A new round of job losses at Amazon has been confirmed after an internal email about redundancies was...
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'Talent architecture' | Deloitte US launches company-wide overhaul of job titles amid AI shift
Deloitte is redesigning job titles across its US workforce, introducing new role structures as AI reshapes...
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Levelling up | Gaming group calls on industry to tackle widespread gender inequality issues
Women in Games has unveiled a new 14-point manifesto, calling on the games industry to treat gender equality...
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'Illegal threats' | Kaiser Permanente HR chief hits back as 31,000 staff resume strike over wages
An estimated 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers are on strike in California and Hawaii after...
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