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‘Dissatisfaction persists’ | Favoritism, understaffing, & mandatory overtime behind TSA's ongoing disengagement, says GAO
The report spotlights ongoing and substantial issues with work-life balance as a major driver of disengagement...
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Chronic shortages | Robots are stepping in and filling roles as worker shortages persist in the US
Amid chronic labor shortages, companies turn to automation to fill gaps and boost efficiency...
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Culture of confusion | FAA finds Boeing employees lacked core safety knowledge and feared 'retaliation' over investigations
Boeing managers responsible for performance evaluations, salary and promotion decisions, and disciplinary...
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'We failed you' | Home Depot broke law by forcing employees to remove 'Black Lives Matter' initials from uniform
When one employee, Antonio Morales, refused, the board decision states that the Home Depot store manager...
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A 'volatile disaster' | U.S. care non-profit backed by Bradley Cooper & run by top labor activist accused of understaffing & union retaliation
Workers suggest managers would address people management issues such as employees struggling with 50...
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'Racist' Tourette's tics | Transfer of Coca-Cola Consolidated employee away from customer-facing role is not discrimination, says court
The employee has Tourette Syndrome and exhibits coprolalia, a rare symptom that leads him to involuntarily...
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For love nor money | 'Thousands and thousands' of Lyft, Uber, & DoorDash drivers to strike on Valentine's Day over unfair pay
Multiple drivers' unions including Justice For App Workers and Rideshare Drivers United have united...
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‘Chilling’ surveillance | Starbucks, Walmart, & AstraZeneca all using AI to monitor employee messaging
This type of software has a variety of applications in the workplace including real-time monitoring of...
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Super absenteeism | 16.1 million U.S. employees to miss work after Super Bowl Sunday
One in five people managers plan to miss at least some work, and over one in ten have previously admitted...
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$250,000 fine | CVS pharmacy understaffing risked staff & patient safety, 20 further stores under investigation
The store must ensure sufficient staffing is scheduled “at all times in order to minimize fatigue,...
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‘Difficult decision’ | Snap lays off 10% of workforce including DE&I & HR analytics in RTO push
This is the latest high-profile case of job cuts affecting HR workers, following reports of job cuts...
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‘New deception tactics’ | Employee costs company $25 million after scam call with deepfaked CFO
Despite not taking part in the meeting conversation, they received several orders from the deepfaked...
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Vince McMahon | Former employee claims WWE “sought to conceal" McMahon's alleged sex trafficking
The lawsuit, filed on Thursday and first reported by The Wall Street Journal, includes accusations from...
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Viral firing | Target employees terminated for buying TikTok-trending Stanley cups
Many of the employees who have been terminated say they were unaware of the rule, or unaware that the...
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Union victory | CSU workers end strike after securing second tentative deal in four days
The agreement tentatively proposes a five per cent pay increase for all faculty backdated to July 1 2023,...
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‘Jobs may disappear’ | IMF: AI will affect up to 40% of jobs and widen inequality
The IMF finds that AI could widen existing inequalities in capability and pay. In advanced economies...
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Legal battle | SpaceX fights back after being accused of firing staff who criticised Elon Musk
SpaceX has launched legal action in response to claims that it sacked employees who criticised their...
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Franchise fracas | Pastor husband of McDonald's employee arrested after "appalling" attack on colleague
A pastor has been arrested for allegedly attacking his wife's co-worker over accusations of disrespect...
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Union busting | Starbucks survives union complaint, admits need for progress, and faces fresh allegation all on same day
Starbucks was greeted with a fresh complaint the National Labor Relations Board, alleging 23 stores were...
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Lazy workforce | Millionaire founder tells staff 'return to office or risk being outsourced to India'
A multimillionaire business founder has warned employees working from home that their roles can be easily...
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