Wellbeing
'Flexibility & freedom' | Spotify CHRO doubles down on remote working policy
Spotify's CHRO has reacted to the current drive to end remote working and bring people back to the...
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'Happy Amazon Employee' | SNL sketch nails Amazon over worker wellbeing
Amazon has been trolled in a Saturday Night Live sketch which highlighted the gruelling conditions reportedly...
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Work-life balance | Zoom CEO predicts AI will lead to four-day work-week 'very soon'
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, has predicted that the four-day working week will become standard within the next...
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Defining case | Supreme Court to decide if 'majority discrimination' requires a higher bar
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could redefine the standards for proving workplace...
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'Blatant disregard' | Department of Labor hands out penalties over temporary worker treatment
The Department of Labor has handed a three year ban to Harvest Plus, a farm labor contractor based in...
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Directive Down Under | Dell expands RTO mandate beyond North America
As previously reported, Dell has begun its return to office mandate, instructing Australian employees...
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ERGs | As other 'rural' employers ditch DEI, McCain Foods says its commitment will not waver
Other companies with deep ties to the farming community like John Deere, Caterpillar, & Tractor Supply...
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'Cold blooded' | Trauma for workers after Pizza Hut shooting
Workplace safety and wellbeing is in the headlines again after a Pizza Hut employee in South Milwaukee...
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'A fair share' | Longshoreman strike ends with record pay deal
The three-day strike that halted operations at US ports along the East and Gulf Coasts has concluded,...
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Safety concerns | General Motors closes factory as Hurricane Helen approaches
Worker welfare in the face of natural disasters is in the headlines again, after General Motors cancelled...
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'Really, really scared' | Veteran worker takes Subway to court over wage theft & discrimination
A veteran Subway employee in Los Angeles has filed a landmark lawsuit against the sandwich chain and...
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'Control & manipulation' | Report: Migrant workers in DOL program subjected to forced meal plans & poor conditions
Migrant farmworkers in North Carolina are being subjected to poor working conditions, including forced...
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'No guidance' | Tennessee factory criticized for response to Hurricane Helene after worker deaths
A Tennessee plastics factory faces scrutiny of its emergency response procedures after several employees...
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'March on the boss' | Amazon workers seeking better pay & conditions get closer to Teamsters union
Amazon workers continue to make progress on union affiliation, with warehouse workers in San Francisco...
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'Chaotic' | Meta sued by employee after their stalker was rehired following HR cuts
Meta's decision to reduce its recruitment team amid large-scale layoffs led to serious hiring oversights,...
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'Ridicule & harassment' | Trans McDonald's employee wins $930,000 in discrimination lawsuit
The former employee suffered a “barrage of taunts, laughter, ridicule, and harassment” because of...
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‘Coerced employees’ | Apple hit by accusations of illegal workplace rules by NLRB
Apple has refuted the accusations made by the NLRB and says it will “firmly contest these allegations...
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#deskbreak | ASICS & 'Succession' star Brian Cox launch campaign tackling the 'scary' impact of desk work on employee wellbeing
The 2024 study behind the #deskbreak campaign revealed when office workers added 15 minutes of movement...
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'$5bn a day' | Potential port strikes over wage & automation concerns leave huge costs looming
Ten major US ports could face closures next week, as a labor dispute over wage and concerns over introducing...
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Four demands | 'You're either killing yourself or you're not enough' - Wells Fargo employees call for change after co-worker death
Wells Fargo Workers United-CWA, a union representing Wells Fargo employees, has publicly called for the...
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