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California Offers to Hike Minimum Wages to $18 From 2025

Compensation - October 16, 2024

California’s minimum wage law is exploring the possibility of increasing the minimum wage to $18 per hour in 2025-26, with a hike to $17 effective immediately. ...

Omni Staff Join The Boston Hotel Workers’ Strike

Featured - October 15, 2024

The Boston hotel workers’ strike is expected to go on indefinitely until the hotels are able to strike a deal with the union members. ...

RTO Policies Ignored by 1 in 5 Workers—The Future of Work Remains Unclear

Workplace Culture - October 15, 2024

Workers are ignoring return-to-office policies and resisting the global push by employers to go back to pre-pandemic work systems. ...

Boeing Settles for Mass Layoffs—Around 17,000 Job Cuts Expected

Featured - October 14, 2024

Boeing’s layoff announcement amidst the strike could further setback negotiations but there is the distinct possibility that the striking workers will return to their p...

Divulging the Many Benefits of Fair Chance Hiring

Recruitment - October 12, 2024

Fair chance hiring is one of the best answers to the talent shortage across industries, opening the organization to a vast, untapped talent pool. ...

10 Tips on How to Motivate Employees and Grow Together with Them

Workplace Culture - October 11, 2024

There are many ways to motivate employees that don’t revolve around offering them a higher salary. ...

Let’s Work Out How to Reduce the Likelihood of Workplace Insubordination

Training & Development - October 10, 2024

Insubordination management in the workplace begins early, much before the problems have escalated to a worrying degree. ...

The Stellantis-UAW Dispute Takes a Turn Towards Legal Action

Featured - October 09, 2024

The UAW-Stellantis legal battle shows that despite the historic win secured by the union, the relationship between the automaker and its employees has continued to sour. ...

Software Engineers Need to Consider Gartner’s AI Upskilling Predictions

Featured - October 08, 2024

Generative AI is expected to spawn new roles in software engineering and operations, which will require 80% of the engineering workforce to upskill by 2027. ...

TGI Fridays’ Mass Closures Reports Mark the End of 1,000 Jobs

Featured - October 08, 2024

TGI Fridays’ closure of 35 restaurant outlets has led to job losses for over 1,000 workers who found themselves suddenly locked out of work, entirely uncertain about th...

The Port Strike Reaches a Settlement but Negotiations Haven’t Ended

Featured - October 07, 2024

The dockworker’s contract extension will allow workers to return to their posts as negotiations on key elements such as automation and machinery continue. ...

Amazon Holiday Hiring Plans to Create 250,000 Seasonal Jobs

Featured - October 07, 2024

Amazon has announced its hiring plans to create around 250,000 seasonal jobs to help manage the higher consumer demands in the upcoming months. ...

Emerging Leaders Feel Unprepared for Conflict Management

Workplace Culture - October 06, 2024

Emerging leaders are not confident about their conflict management skills but it is a very critical part of their role that they should aim to master at the earliest. ...

Making Peace with Gen Z and their Quest for a Work-Life Balance

Workplace Culture - October 05, 2024

New Gen Z workplace trends show that young workers are quite vacationing and taking time off as they need, regardless of whether their employers give them leave. ...

Crafting Joy for Workers, Hobby Lobby Announces a Wage Hike

Featured - October 04, 2024

Hobby Lobby’s 2024 pay hike plans will allow workers to enjoy a share of some of the fiscal success the organization has seen this year. ...

U.S. Dockworkers Have Anchored Down to Strike for Better Wages

Featured - October 03, 2024

The dockworkers’ strike for improved wages is the first time the ILA has gone on strike since 1977. The port strike is expected to disrupt the U.S. economy drastica...