Lamenting Layoffs—Microsoft’s Job Cuts Continue in 2024
The Microsoft HoloLens layoffs will affect around 1,000 employees while layoffs at the Azure team will affect hundreds of additional employees at the organization. ...
Discrimination at Decatur—Caterpillar Hiring Case Settled
The Caterpillar-DOL racial case has resulted in a $800K settlement after the manufacturing company was accused of racial discrimination against black workers who had appl...
Addressing the Manager Performance Feedback Void in Workplace
Managers may be playing an important role in employee experience, but while managers have a significant impact on the employee experience, they hardly receive any feedba...
Kroger Workers at Detroit Fulfillment Center Unionize with Teamsters
Kroger, the automated warehouse near Detroit’s workers came together to vote to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Kroger workers vote would make it the ...
Kroger’s CEO Takes a Pay Cut—Salary Falls to $15.7 Million
CEO Rodney McMullen was left with a pay cut after his bonus fell from $4.1 million USD in 2022 to $673,000 in 2023. The company’s annual performance incentive arrived b...
Indeed Announces Layoff of about 8% Workforce for Restructuring
Indeed Inc. is planning to layoff about 1,000 employees on Monday, or roughly 8% of its workforce. This is Indeed, the job-search website’s second layoff in two years a...
CVS Pharmacies in Rhode Island Unionize Amid Safety Concerns
Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday. The CVS pharmacies unionize signals a growing momentum in a...
Americans Foresee a Decline in the Value of a College Degree
The public opinion on college degrees has shifted as four in ten Americans do not believe they need a college degree for a well-paying job. These degrees may be useful bu...
UAW Mercedes Vote Goes Awry—Workers Vote Against Unionization
The Mercedes Alabama union vote results denied unionization efforts with a 56 percent majority. The UAW will now have to reorganize efforts and plan for its next step bef...
Tesla Layoff News Confuses as Teams Are Let Go Even as Investments Grow
The number of employees affected by the Tesla layoffs in 2024 is on the rise as the company slices off 10 percent of its workforce. Tesla’s charging network investm...
UAW Unionization at Volkswagen Confirmed, Mercedes Alabama Vote In May
The UAW Southern expansion plans are moving forward as planned with a Volkswagen win secured. The Mercedes election in Alabama will be the next frontier, scheduled to tak...
After Project Shutdowns, Apple Layoffs Decision to Affect 700 Employees
The Apple job cuts affect over 700 employees who should have received the WARN notices by now, which gives them 60 days to find a new role as things begin to wind down wi...
McKinsey’s 9 Months Pay Leave Offer Extends Support for Finding a New Job
McKinsey’s compensation for leaving includes full pay and career coaching for those who accept the offer to search for alternate sources of employment to replace th...
Subway Franchisees Fined $218K for Illegally Pocketing Employees’ Tips
In a recent investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), ten Subway franchise locations in Washington were found guilty of participating in employee tip...
Expedia Layoffs To Affect 9% Of Workforce In a Bid To Refocus Resources
Reports of Expedia’s job cuts indicate that the company is looking to let go of 1500 employees again after two smaller layoff rounds last year, this despite the annual ...
Starbucks Workers United Gains Support: 21 Stores File Petitions With the NLRB
After multiple Starbucks labor law violations, it seems more workers are beginning to favor the idea of a Starbucks Union that can present the company with a united front...
