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
Job hunters seek pro-LGBTQ firms; Georgia sued for transgender discrimination
Job seekers more likely to join pro-LGBTQ organizations… Americans say they are more likely to join companies that are publicly pro-LGBTQ, according to a … 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
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
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
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
Boss gives quitters a 10% pay rise; staff are still worried about catching Covid-19
Company boss gives staff a 10% pay rise when they quit Jon Franko, founder of marketing company, Gorilla, has this week become something of a LinkedIn … Read more
Workers protest at waiting a year to be paid; union promises to take contract fight to UPS
US Open caterers claim they’ve not been paid Some of the players involved earn $millions, but at this week’s US Open Tennis Tournament, a protest was … Read more
Bezos accused of being ‘fake working class’; support for unions reaches 60-year high
Bezos roasted for being ‘fake working class’ Hell hath no fury like the Twittershere! Ex-Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos – who has a net worth estimated at more … Read more
Ford slashes workforce; Biden ends Covid-19 testing for federal employees
Ford slashes its US workforce Motor company, Ford, has announced it is slashing 3,000 jobs – most of which will impact US workers. The cuts will include … Read more
Apple workers to be compensated over ‘bag-search’ policy; employers told to beware the ‘quiet quitters’
Apple’s $30 million ‘bag search’ lawsuit finally gets approval Apple retail workers in California are set to receive an average pay-out of around $1,328 … Read more
Calls for cashiers to sit down on the job; journalists stage walkout; job switchers bag themselves a 10% rise
Call for cashiers to be allowed to sit on the job Cashiers in US supermarkets should be allowed to sit on stools or seats while working – but they don’t … 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
Most interesting HR stories of the week
Musk finally gets round to talking to Twitter employees… More than two months after billionaire Elon Musk, bought social media company, Twitter, he … Read more
Most interesting HR stories of the week
Apple braced for first unionization vote… Workers at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland, will next week vote on whether to unionize. Workers at the … Read more
Most interesting HR stories of the week
Ex-Google employee blasts ‘dark’ reason for perks A former Google staffer’s TikTok video has gone viral after he revealed the so-called ‘true purpose’ of … Read more
Most Interesting HR stories of the week
Young workers enjoy the biggest pay boost The country’s youngest workers are securing the fastest wage rises of any age group, according to new data … Read more
Managing Vaccine Mandates in Unionized Workplaces
On Nov. 5, the U.S. Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, issued an Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect … Read more
The Rebranding of Amazon’s Performance Improvement Plans
On episode 59 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss the fact that … Read more