Elastic Announces Layoffs, As AI Snaps Leaner Teams Into Place
Elastic layoffs to affect 7% of the workforce as the company turns to “a simpler structure, with fewer layers, less complexity, and less friction.” ...
Virginia’s Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect in July: What You Need to Know
Virginia’s pay transparency policy and ban on salary history enquiries now ensure that wages and salaries are better standardized. ...
Japan Sets off Towards Building LGBTQ Awareness Nationwide
Policymakers in Japan are working on an education program to spread awareness about the LGBTQ community across workplaces and schools. ...
What We Get Wrong About Workplace Resilience: Some Stories Help, Others Hinder
New research on the double-edged nature of workplace resilience shows that how we frame these stories of resilience can alter their impact. ...
Global Talent Mobility Takes a Plunge, While the AI Race Continues Undeterred
The global mobility of highly skilled talent can determine where the brightest minds take their skills in coming years, and tracking this shift may be key to remaining co...
Jury Awards a Former Walmart Employee $23M Over Allegations of Retaliation
A lawsuit alleging employee retaliation and wrongful discharge lands Walmart with a $23 million jury verdict. ...
In Pursuit of Simplicity, Lucid Set to Lay Off 18% of Its Workforce
The layoffs at Lucid, announced under the company’s new CEO, follow just four months after it laid off 12% of its workers. ...
GM Follows Up Its Layoffs With the Introduction of New Replacement Robots
The GM layoffs affected over 1,000 workers, but the introduction of new robots has left workers alarmed over the potential replacement of more roles. ...
The Era of “Botsitting” Is Upon Us: Workers Find Themselves Regularly Babysitting AI
With employees now spending over 6 hours a week monitoring AI outputs, botsitting appears to be the latest addition to their workplace routines. ...
Listing 5 Best Practices for Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
A multigenerational workforce defines the very essence of the modern-day workplace, so let’s look at some of the best practices for getting it right. ...
HSBC UK’s Workplace Sign Language Training Is an Important Lesson on Inclusion
In April, HSBC UK announced plans to offer beginner sign language training to all its workers to support them and their customers better. ...
Losing a Full Workday to Skill Gaps? Let’s Revisit Frontline Worker Training
A closer look at frontline worker training could help businesses better invest in skill-building that both employers and employees approve of. ...
Bezos Predicts That AI Will Create Enough Jobs to Result in a Labor Shortage
Billionaire Bezos suggests that AI will have a positive impact on jobs, but the promise isn’t sufficient reassurance to settle the workforce. ...
HR Challenges Continue to Mount with the Introduction of Digital Twins
HR teams need comprehensive preparation before introducing “digital twins” of employees into the workplace as part of their everyday routine. ...
The BlackRock Layoffs Turn The Latest Job Cuts Into “Ordinary” Practice
The latest round of layoffs at BlackRock will affect less than 1% of its workforce, but the implications extend beyond a single round of cuts. ...
Robinhood Layoffs Target a Flattening of “Heavily-Layered” Operations
The layoffs at Robinhood will affect 10% of its headcount, eliminating around 280 jobs in the process of making its operations leaner. ...
