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Gen Z Workers Take to Skipping Lunch Breaks Over Work-Related Guilt

Workplace Culture - October 21, 2024

Gen Z employees are skipping lunch breaks because they feel guilty about work. It’s a familiar story, but one that should not be encouraged. ...

Ageism in Hiring Is a Growing Concern for Older Workers

Featured - October 20, 2024

Around 59% of older workers state their age has been an obstacle to hiring and 46% of workers have been stuck searching for a job for at least a year. ...

HR Concerns Around DEI Rollbacks Heighten

Featured - October 19, 2024

HR leaders are concerned about the DEI rollbacks but organizations can still work to find middle ground by safeguarding all employees. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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

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

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. ...

Emerging Leaders Feel Unprepared for Conflict Management

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

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. ...

Amazon Employees Considering Quitting over New Return-to-Office Policy

Amazon employees are considering quitting their jobs over the new return to work mandate that was announced at the organization. ...

Employers are Firing Gen Z Graduates and Don’t Plan on Hiring More

Workplace Culture - September 27, 2024

The rapid firing of Gen Z in many companies suggests that there is a major mismatch between what employers expect and what the category of workers are able to offer. ...

JP Morgan Addresses Banker Well-Being by Creating a New Role

Workplace Culture - September 23, 2024

JP Morgan is set to address the well-being of junior bankers through a new role created to oversee their working conditions. ...

Together Is Better—8 Quick Tips on Addressing Workplace Isolation

Employee Benefits - September 20, 2024

Addressing workplace isolation is an employer’s responsibility. Organizations need to do their part to ensure all their workers feel a sense of belongingness and c...

PwC Set on Monitoring Employee Location to Guarantee RTO

Featured - September 10, 2024

The exact nature of PwC’s worker tracking system is not clear but the employee’s location will be gathered that employees are working from the workplace when they...

Young Workers Face Career Gridlocks, The Retirement Crisis Affects All

Workplace Culture - September 02, 2024

The retirement savings crisis has prevented the older generation from being able to save sufficiently and younger workers could face the same issues in the future. ...

Is Shorter Better? Exploring the Pros and Cons of a 4-Day Workweek

Featured - August 27, 2024

The 4-day workweek schedule can be very beneficial for organizations, but the cost of planning and implementation poses the biggest challenge to testing it out. ...