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“The wrong direction” | Dell sees major drop in engagement metric after RTO push
Dell's employee net promoter score has dropped from 62 to 48 in one year, according to its annual employee...
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'Tone down the rhetoric' | After the Trump assassination attempt, CEOs are calling for less division in their workplace
Business leaders including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Finch have called...
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‘Digital employees’ | HR org Lattice scraps plans to give AI agents worker equivalency after industry backlash
HR tech company Lattice announced last week it made “AI history” by becoming the first platform to...
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'Very difficult decision' | Financial software firm Intuit to cut 1,800 jobs as focus shifts to AI
A financial software firm parting ways with approximately 1,800 global employees - about 10% of its workforce...
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“Unfair labor practices” | Thousands of Disney cast members set to vote on strike action
A coalition of three Disney unions representing 14,000 “cast members” will vote next week on the...
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Positivity pit | Starbucks, Pacific Union, Meta: The ten giant US companies where employee confidence is lowest
At some employers, like Nvidia, optimism is sky-high. The same can't be said for companies including...
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‘Abusive behaviors’ | San Diego Wave FC hits back at ex-employee's toxic workplace allegations
Brittany Alvarado, the former videographer for the soccer club, claimed working under the club president...
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‘Greed’ | John Deere to lay off 600 employees as workers condemn production shift to Mexico
John Deere has announced it will make 600 job cuts across three US factories just weeks after workers...
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Internal mobility | Walmart says 75% of its store, club & supply chain leaders started out as hourly associates
According to a spokesperson, Walmart operates a culture of internal mobility. “It is Walmart DNA to...
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Ethics violation | D.C. agency chief fined after filming "sexually explicit" video with colleague on work phone
Udeozo Ogbue, the former chief, was fined $10,000 by Washington D.C.'s Board of Ethics and Government...
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540 layoffs | Hundreds to lose jobs at UPS shutters Baltimore warehouse
"We are working to place as many employees as possible in other positions," a statement from UPS says...
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“New slaves” | Kanye lawsuit alleges employees were subject to racism, unpaid labor, & unsolicited porn sent by wife Bianca
The suit alleges employees were not paid for their labor, “mocked with racist jabs," forced to work...
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“A concerning picture” | Working with AI makes employees lonely & less healthy, study finds
Multiple studies showed those who worked with AI reported “greater feelings of loneliness,” with...
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$175m settlement | Uber & Lyft agree landmark $32.50 minimum hourly pay for Massachusetts drivers
The new deal guarantees drivers a minimum pay of $32.50 per hour, among the highest rates for ride-sharing...
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PwC survey | Great Resignation greater than ever in 2024 amid GenAI rollout & rising workloads
28% of those surveyed by PwC said they were “very or extremely likely” to move from their current...
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“Key to our success” | Netflix announces rare revision of iconic culture playbook
“We believe that our culture is key to our success and so we want to ensure that anyone applying for...
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Viral assault | Moelis banker resigns after suspension for Pride punching incident
Jonathan Kaye, the Moelis banker who was placed on leave after a video appeared to show him punching...
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“Difficult decision” | Staff wellbeing is Hooters' "priority" as it closes stores - but employees say they're yet to receive assistance
“Ensuring the well-being of our staff is our priority in these rare instances," said the restaurant...
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“Extract every last dollar” | Alaska Airlines tentatively agrees "record contract" with flight attendant employees
Alaska Airlines struck a tentative agreement with a union representing over 6,500 of its flight attendants...
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‘LinkedIn drivel’ | US CEO slammed for viral post about his firing his first employee alongside smiling selfie
Many on social media did not agree with his decision to share the experience on LinkedIn, criticizing...
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