GM staff set to pocket record profit share A union-negotiated formula that requires General Motors to give a profit share to workers at a rate of $1,000 … Read more
Spotify to shed 6% of its workforce; Walmart boosts pay and perks
Spotify to shed 6% of its workforce… Music streaming company, Spotify – a company that has never posted a full-year net profit – has become the latest … Read more
Employee ownership: The secret to attraction and retention?
The Great Resignation; Quiet Quitting; Quiet Firing. Whatever the buzzwords, there’s no doubt about one thing: companies are struggling to find enough … Read more
Salesforce to slash 10% of its workforce; staff to see minimum wage rises
Salesforce announces New Year job cuts The New Year has not started well for workers at Salesforce – 10% of whom are set to become the latest casualties of … Read more
2023: An HRDs guide to what lies ahead
So here we have it. 2022 is officially drawing to a close. Another new year is just around the corner. But what will it actually bring? If there’s one … Read more
2022: A Year in Review
2022 – very shortly it will all be over. And what another huge one it’s been for HRDs. 2022 has been the year where an estimated 50 million Americans have … Read more
Musk creating at-work sleeping areas; Apple accused of ‘psychological warfare’
Musk reportedly installing bedrooms in Twitter HQ Controversial Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has reportedly converted office space into bedrooms, to enable … Read more
Amazon shows off newest delivery drone; South Dakota bans staff using TikTok on federal devices
Amazon shows off urban ‘driverless’ delivery drone The spectre of technology killing off jobs came a little bit closer this week, as Amazon showed off its … Read more
HR Famous: Creepy Bosses and Cool Moms!
On episode 108 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Madeline Laurano, and Tim Sackett come together to discuss … Read more
Has the ‘Great Resignation’ peaked?
The last two years have taken their toll on employers in many ways, but what’s arguably impacted them the most is the sheer number of resignations … Read more
Musk denies moving the goal posts; big rise in unemployment looms
Elon Musk forced to clarify new working from home mandate As news broke last week that new Twitter owner, Elon Musk, was renouncing the company’s permanent … Read more
Out with the axe: Zuckerberg to cut headcount by 13%; Twitter to lay off 50%
Zuckerberg apologizes for ‘getting it wrong’ as 11,000 jobs are axed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week announced one of the biggest layoffs of the year, … Read more
Is it time to rethink performance reviews?
Employees don’t like sitting in on them; managers don’t like the time spent preparing them; and often the results resemble a retrospective account of … Read more
Is national wage transparency coming – and are you ready for it?
For businesses operating in New York City, yesterday was a big one. It was the first day a much-anticipated ‘pay transparency’ law came into effect. Put … Read more
GM unveils return to office plan; Intel expected to slash jobs
GM unveils January 2023 return to office plan Car giant, General Motors, has announced that it wants salaried workers on hybrid work schedules to return to … Read more
Talent-short firms relax tattoo policies; Amazon workers in shock anti-unionization vote
Talent-short companies relaxing policies on visible tattoos Disney, UPS and Virgin Atlantic have all been revealed as just some of a growing list of … Read more
Be prepared: wage pressures will continue
Loathed as I am to be the bearer of bad news, it’s as clear as day that employers hoping for some sort of respite from pressure to increase wages will be … Read more
Sharp rise in ‘political affiliation bias’; Twitter staffs’ ‘frazzled’ nerves as Musk deal is ‘back on’
Workers report rising ‘political affiliation’ bias Workers are being subjected to rising negative treatment because of the political beliefs they hold, … Read more
New ‘pay transparency’ legislation: What you need to know
Last week a US governor signed Senate Bill No.1162, an unassuming-sounding piece of legislation which will have major repercussions for employers in … Read more
Walmart introduces fertility perks; Amazon to spend $1 billion more in wages
Walmart to offer fertility benefits to staff Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – has revealed it is to start offering a range a fertility … Read more