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'Illegal mandates' | Musk 'Fork in the Road' email prompts rebuke from EEOC judge
A federal judge has challenged an email directive issued by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency...
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Desk wars | Spotty WiFi, snotty colleagues: JPMorgan's return-to-office is off to a rocky start
Complaints from JPMorgan staffers are coming thick and fast as a tense return-to-office begins.
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Here to stay? | Remote working survey shows limited employee appetite for return-to-office moves
Despite high-profile return-to-office (RTO) announcements from major organisations including Amazon,...
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‘Do not re-hire’ | Meta has an 'unheard of' block list for some ex-employees
Google's former CHRO said he had 'never heard of anything' like Meta's do-not-rehire list.
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'We're not effective' | Starbucks CEO tells staff to work harder amid layoffs & RTO
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has called on corporate employees to return to the office and take greater...
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'Being present' | Deloitte ties staff bonuses to office attendance in RTO push
Deloitte has joined the growing list of major US firms scaling back remote work, with office attendance...
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'Out of touch' | Ex-Amazon exec warns of C-Suite disconnect on remote work policy
A former Amazon executive has highlighted the growing disconnect between senior leadership and employees...
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'They sowed chaos' | Protests mount as Federal employees push back against Trump job cuts
Mass federal layoffs under President Donald Trump's administration have triggered a wave of resistance...
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Defusing an f-bomb | JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon apologizes for swearing - but stands by RTO policy
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has apologized for his now-infamous four-letter outburst against employees questioning...
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‘There will be more’ | Meta fires employees in crackdown on memo leaks
A Meta spokesperson confirmed “roughly 20” employees have been terminated, with more firings...
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'Stay vigilant' | NASA urges worker caution following reports of public confrontations
NASA has advised its employees to exercise discretion when displaying their affiliation with the space...
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'Micro-retirement' | Gen Z workers redefining traditional career paths with extended breaks
A growing number of Gen Z employees are stepping away from traditional career paths, opting for extended...
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'Remote job ops' | Verizon targets hiring of AT&T workers disgruntled by return-to-office push
Telcom giant Verizon is using AT&T's recent and unpopular RTO mandate as a recruitment tool, targeting...
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‘Are these people real?’ | Trump memo orders 'crippling' Federal workforce cuts
Federal agencies have been instructed to draft plans for further significant job reductions as part of...
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'Whopperologist wanted' | Burger King branding boosted by staff's funeral tribute & quirky recruitment drive
Burger King employees in North Branch, Minnesota, paid tribute to a regular customer, achieving widespread...
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'Reduce complexity' | Starbucks to cut 1,100 corporate jobs in major restructuring
Starbucks is eliminating 1,100 corporate positions and closing several hundred vacant job postings as...
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Monday's deadline | List achievements or resign: Musk's HR memo prompts federal chaos
'Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,' Musk posted on X.
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Federal layoffs | Thousands more redundancies as Trump cuts continue
The Trump administration's federal job cuts continue to unfold, with thousands more employees confirmed...
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39 days later | Zuckerberg's charity axes DEI team - weeks after reassurances to staff
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said a 'shifting regulatory and legal landscape' meant cutting its...
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'Difficult but necessary' | Southwest Airlines to cut 1,750 jobs in first-ever round of layoffs
Southwest Airlines is set to lay off approximately 1,750 employees (around 15% of its workforce) in corporate...
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