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Elon Musk Sparks Controversy with Drastic Reduction of Twitter’s Parental Leave Policy

Featured - May 04, 2023

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has recently made a controversial decision to slash the company’s paid parental leave policy. The move, which reduces the policy from...

Inside IBM’s Plan to Replace Jobs with Machines

IBM has recently announced its plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI has led to a halt in hiring and job cuts in the tech industry ...

Samsung Bans ChatGPT: Why Data Privacy is Critical for AI Chatbots

Security risks have become increasingly important, especially after the sensitive data leak blunder that occurred in April, leading to the Samsung ChatGPT ban. The memo i...

Menopause Symptoms Cost $1.8B in Lost Productivity, Says Mayo Clinic

Featured - May 03, 2023

When it comes to women’s health benefits and treatment in the workplace, there are often shortcomings. Despite being a crucial aspect of women’s healthcare, i...

Women at Work: How the Pandemic is Exacerbating Gender Inequality

Jobs - May 03, 2023

Have you ever wondered how COVID-19 has affected gender equality in the workplace? A report titled “COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the regressive effect&#...

The High Cost of Fraud: A Cautionary Tale from a Former Apple Employee

Featured - May 03, 2023

A former Apple employee has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay over $17 million to Apple and almost $2 million to the IRS. ...

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Fired Over Sexual Harassment Allegations: What Comes Next?

Featured - April 26, 2023

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell has been fired over allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female employee, including allegations of sexual harassment. Comcast, the pare...

Striking a Balance: Finding the Key to Effective Telework in Federal Agencies

Featured - April 17, 2023

In a recent directive, the White House has urged federal agencies to find a balance between telework and in-office work for their employees. The guidance comes in respons...

Tech Giants Drop the Ball: Apple, Meta, and Salesforce Lose Ground on Glassdoor’s Best Employers List

Featured - April 17, 2023

Apple, Meta, and Salesforce some of the best tech companies, are no longer part of Glassdoor 100 best places to work in 2023 in the tech industry. The list, which is base...

Job Candidates See Red Flags When Employers Refer to the Workplace as ‘Family’

Featured - April 15, 2023

Is it a red flag if an interviewer refers to the company as a ‘family’ during an interview? According to a study by People Managing People, nearly 1 in 5 job ...

Disabling Disparities: Australian Government Increases Support for Disabled Employment

Jobs - April 14, 2023

The Australian government has announced an increase in funding for disability employment support, with an aim to create more job opportunities for individuals with disabi...

Otis Elevator Co. Sued for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation by EEOC

Featured - March 27, 2023

Otis Worldwide Corp., popularly known as Otis Elevator Co., is facing a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating t...

FTC Clamps Down on Noncompete Agreements for Lower-Level Employees

Workplace Culture - March 23, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action for the second time in a month to put an end to the use of noncompete agreements for lower-level employees. ...

Walt Disney Company Taps Sonia Coleman as CHRO

After spending 15 years at Disney, Sonia Coleman has been elevated to the position of Executive Chief Human Resource Officer and will now directly report to the CEO Bog I...

French Pension Reforms: Controversy and No-Confidence Vote Survived by Macron

Employee Benefits - March 22, 2023

As France grapples with an aging population and a pension system deficit, the government’s proposal to raise the retirement age and cut pension costs has sparked a ...

U.S. Circuit Courts Rule Against Employees in Gender and Race Bias Cases

Featured - March 21, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected a gender bias lawsuit filed by a former Proctor & Gamble employee that was dismissed by a  and upheld by the 11th U.S. Circu...