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$5,000 prizes | Why PwC is offering cash rewards to staff who successfully use AI
PwC’s HR chief says the firm is rewarding people who are going ‘above and beyond’ in how they’re applying AI to their work...
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'Sink or swim together' | American Express rewrites bonus structure to curb exec rivalries
American Express has overhauled its executive bonus structure after incentives saw internal rivalry prioritized ahead of company strategy...
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'Fairness' | Are AI 'super users' reshaping merit pay strategies?
Are AI-driven performance gaps are pushing employers away from equal raises and back toward merit-based compensation?..
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Incentives | Pay for US AI talent surges ahead of global rivals
US AI pay still leads globally, with incentives reshaping rewards and widening the gap with Europe and other markets...
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Incentivized exits | Will more employers run voluntary retirement programs à la Microsoft?
Around 7% of Microsoft's US workforce has been offered an exit, as employers across tech and beyond attempt to downsize amid financial pressure, low...
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'Trust risk' | How AI adoption is forcing employers to rethink performance-based pay
AI is reshaping pay for performance, with new data showing both productivity gains and rising risks around fairness, bias, and trust in compensation...
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Zoom & Deloitte | Are blue-chip companies beginning to erode expected workplace benefits?
As some employers begin to stress-test whether they can start to scale back workplace benefits such as PTO, and parental time off, what effect will it...
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'Has to evolve' | Microsoft overhauls entire HR department for AI era of work
An overhaul of Microsoft's HR function has placed its AI-first strategy, workforce alignment, and speed, at the center of how it supports business...
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Unilever | UK pay ratios: Are they really stopping firms from hiring top US exec talent?
Unilever argues that UK executive pay rules limit its ability to attract US talent, but rising CEO earnings and shareholder scrutiny point to a deeper...
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Tipping point | Walmart agrees to $100m settlement over driver pay dispute
Walmart has agreed to a $100m settlement with the FTC over claims it misled Spark gig drivers about earnings and tips...
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Pay & promotions | US HR leaders lack data to make effective decisions, survey finds
A new report says data gaps are making fair decisions around pay and promotion harder for US HR leaders...
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'Forced distribution' | OPM plans biggest overhaul of federal employee performance reviews in decades
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed sweeping changes to federal performance reviews, limiting how many civil servants can earn top...
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Benefit reduction | Meta trims staff equity offering as AI investment climbs
Meta reduces stock option grants by about 5% as it ramps up billions in AI capital expenditure...
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Strikes | Starbucks directors challenged by investors over labor relations approach
Investors urge Starbucks shareholders to oppose two directors over handling of labor relations and union talks...
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