I’ve spent so many sleepless nights in my life worried about whether I was going to get laid off that I can personally relate to the fact that last year … Read more
Don’t expect layoffs will improve employee productivity
If 2022 was all about people resigning from their jobs, 2023 is lining up to be about people being laid off from them. But former American Express CEO, Ken … 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
‘Tis the season to be branded ‘Scrooge’; ‘Return to office’ is Word of the Year
King County accused of being First Amendment “Scrooges” It wouldn’t be Christmas without mentioning beloved fictional character, Scrooge! And so it is that … Read more
License to monitor
Recently (Most Interesting HR Stories of the Week), we brought you news that a US-based company was fined $50,000 for insisting that one of its … 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
Tech firms woo sacked Twitter staff; HP announces large job cuts
Tech firms snapping up ex-Twitter employees… Talent-short tech firms have had their wishes come true, with the exodus of staff from Twitter creating an … 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
HR Famous: Which Recruiters Are Most Likely to be Laid Off!
On episode 106 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Madeline Laurano and Tim Sackett, with special friend Kyle Lagunas, come … 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
Gig workers set to become employees; Starbucks ‘illegally’ sacked worker for union activism
Gig workers could soon become employees When is an employee not an employee? What they’re a contractor. For years contractors have been arguing that they … Read more
Sex happens – now what?
Whether it’s people deciding to work on a hybrid basis or others ‘moving back’ to their desk on a permanent footing, the good news for many employers is … Read more
Most interesting HR stories of the week
Amazon could ‘run out of people to hire’ by 2024 Churn of warehousing staff at retail giant, Amazon, is apparently so high (the company gets through its … Read more
Let’s embrace short-term loyalty
HRDs are often taught that retaining staff is paramount. It seems especially important right now, amidst the so-called ‘Great Resignation’ (which, let’s … Read more
Termination conversations – Why HR must get better at them
The first termination conversation I was ever part of ended in a lawsuit. I had worked in HR for two years and was starting to assist the employee … Read more
“Have Sex With Me or I’ll Pull the Contract”: Tales of LGBTQ Discrimination
Editor’s Note: We should applaud the Supreme Court’s recent decision to protect LGBTQ rights in the workplace. However, it will take much more … Read more
Don’t Make These Mistakes When You Fire Someone
Over the weekend [a few weeks ago], I read this federal court opinion involving a woman’s claims that her former employer violated both the Americans with … Read more
When You Have to Let Them Go, Here’s How
Letting an employee go is never easy. The road to dismissal is fraught with potential mishaps, and should be trodden carefully. A badly handled dismissal … Read more
When You’ve Tried Everything Else, Terminate
Over the years, there has been an increasing realization – in part, kick-started by the millennial population – that the employer-employee relationship … Read more