Google Employees Petition Against Layoff—Buyouts over Job Cuts Preferred

Featured Ava Martinez January 31, 2025

Over 1,300 Google employees have signed a petition to reject layoffs, appealing to the CEO to consider their interests. ...

Walmart Managers’ Salaries Increase as Organization Targets Retention

Featured Ava Martinez January 30, 2025

Walmart market managers see a salary increase along with potential stock grants and bonuses that can total up to $620K for some. ...

Reviewing DEI Trends in 2025—Some Scale Back as Others Double Down

Workplace Culture Ava Martinez January 29, 2025

In 2025, attitudes towards DEI trends have shifted, with 1 in 8 businesses considering cutting their investments in existing DEI initiatives. ...

Whole Foods Workers Vote to Unionize But the “Fight Is Far from Over”

Featured Ava Martinez January 28, 2025

With a 57% majority Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia have voted to unionize, becoming the first store in the chain to secure a win. ...

Target Ends Its DEI Initiatives, Other Businesses Are Likely to Follow Suit

Featured Ava Martinez January 27, 2025

Target has ended its DEI initiatives, concluding its three-year diversity goals and Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) plans. ...

Job Seekers Reveal Their Biggest “Icks” When It Comes to Job Hunting

Workplace Culture Ava Martinez January 26, 2025

From minimal leave policies to absent-minded interviewers, job seekers share their biggest “icks” when it comes to job hunting. ...

Addressing a Coworker’s Friday Absences in a Remote Work Environment

Q & A with Jane Ava Martinez January 25, 2025

Ever had to struggle with handling a coworker’s frequent absences where all their work falls to you? There are a few ways to manage such situations. ...

Costco Shareholders Vote in Favor of Maintaining Its DEI Policies

Featured Ava Martinez January 24, 2025

Costco shareholders vote to retain DEI policies, rejecting the anti-diversity proposal made by a think tank that threatened risk to the company. ...

Cable Journalism Takes a Hit, CNN Announces Job Cuts for 2025

Featured Ava Martinez January 23, 2025

CNN is cutting an undisclosed number of jobs this month, with the goal of lowering costs and expanding into the digital space more actively. ...

Is Your Resume Ready? Here Are the Most In-Demand Skills for 2025

Recruitment Ava Martinez January 22, 2025

A new study has brought forth some of the most in-demand skills that employers could be looking for in 2025. ...

Workers Struggle to Keep Pace With Inflation, Monster Report Finds

Featured Jane Harper January 21, 2025

In an insightful report that came out last week, Monster revealed that there is a significant disparity between wage growth and the rising cost of living. ...

BP Layoffs Announced in Pursuit of $2 Billion in Savings

Featured Ava Martinez January 20, 2025

The BP layoffs are expected to affect over 5% of the company’s workforce, with the cuts mainly taking place among office workers. ...

Employee Engagement in the U.S. Hit a 10-Year Low in 2024

Workplace Culture Ava Martinez January 19, 2025

The U.S. employee engagement numbers have fallen lower than expected, dropping down to 31%. Such numbers were last seen back in 2014. ...

Global Pay Transparency Trends Emphasize Employer Unpreparedness

Compensation Ava Martinez January 18, 2025

Global data shows that only 19% of companies have pay transparency strategies in place, although many are working on changing that. ...

Apple Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Anti-DEI Proposal

Workplace Culture Anna Verasai January 17, 2025

Apple’s directors say the Anti-DEI Proposal is unnecessary because the company has appropriate checks and balance in place to safeguard against “litigation, reputatio...

Zuckerberg announces Meta layoffs as company trims low performers

Recruitment Diana Coker January 16, 2025

The Meta layoffs come as Microsoft, Google, Apple and other tech giants hand the pink slip to non-performers. ...