Guidance for COVID-19 Affected Employers
This interim direction is based on what is presently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can blowout from person t...
UK’s Furlough Scheme: Firms to cover a quarter of furloughed staff’s wages
Under the furlough scheme, employers will be asked to cover between 20 percent and 30 percent of a worker’s wage. Businesses would also need to pay national insurance c...
IBM Layoffs: Thousands Lose Jobs as Big Blue Swings the Axe
IBM is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in its first major workforce reduction under the new chief executive office Arvind Krishna. Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM said in a ...
Spotify Extends Working from Home Policy Until 2021
Spotify joins that growing list of tech companies that will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year. ...
Uber Announces Further Job Cuts; 23 Percent of Workforce Let Go
Uber announced further job cuts via an email sent to employees by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. The company has cut 23 percent of its workforce and says that it will now concent...
A Compassionate Send Off; How to Handle Layoffs
Letting go of a worker or employee is a stressful and unpleasant experience in any circumstance. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many people losing their jobs due to ...
Industries That Are Hiring Like Crazy Now!
Even as the unemployment status continuing at its low in May, the economy still produced around 280,000 new jobs in the US alone, beating the average monthly gain of 251,...
How to Create a Culture of Wellness
Wellness is a trend nowadays, and many companies and organizations have accepted ways of introducing wellness into workplaces. Every year, many companies implement wellne...
Airbnb Laying Off Thousands of Workers
Once valued at roughly $31 billion, Airbnb is now facing the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic. The company has not decided to lay off 25 percent of its worker in a bid t...
The True Cost of Absenteeism
A company can bear losses and costs burden by several factors- presenteeism and absenteeism being two of them! A company with a great and healthy workforce prospers well,...
Covid-19 Secure Workplaces: How to Ensure That?
As governments and economies ease lockdown restrictions, and people start coming to offices and workplaces, the organizations and companies need to follow compliances and...
How to Prepare for a Remote Job Interview
One must be fully prepared for a remote job interview so as not to make an embarrassment of them on the live video. Here are a few tips to follow. ...
Presenteeism in the Workplace: Why does it Matter?
Every year many businesses across the world lose billions of dollars when employees miss work due to physical sickness or mental health issues. Many companies, too, deal ...
3 Perks and Benefits for Blue Collar Workers
Employees today get sweet perks. Gymnasium, happy hour, pizza Fridays, flexible schedules, education assistance, remote options, etc. HR Leaders understand that happy emp...
Reasons Why Employee Engagement is Important
Americans spend more than 44 hours at work. That’s more than 2,000 hours of each year around your boss and colleagues in the workplace. ...
Uber to cut 3,700 jobs, close 180 driver centers
Uber Technologies Inc., the ride-hailing company, reported its biggest loss in the last three-quarters of $2.9 million in its latest earnings report. Uber’s loss we...
