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April 16, 2018

Africa's largest architecture practice, Boogertman + Partners has responded to its Move the Needle Initiative by promising to tackle gender pay gap. According to the report, the South African studio realized it...

Facebook’s Head of Security is Leaving Amid Data Scandal

March 21, 2018

As Facebook scandal increasingly become more dooming, the departure of its Chief Security Officer (CSO), Alex Stamos is looking inevitable as a result of internal disputes traceable to how the company is handli...

Foster + Partner Releases Gender Pay Gap Report and the Numbers are Not Surprising

March 8, 2018

In 2017 the UK government made it mandatory for employers with 250 or more employees to publish their gender pay gap report on their respective public-facing websites. This report must be submitted to the gover...

Iceland mandates equal pay law to break down last of the gender barriers in the workplace

January 4, 2018

Iceland has taken a monumental step in its attempt to close the gender pay gap. A new law makes equal pay for equal work a must in the country – regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. The n...

Communicate and Train to Retain Top Performing Employees

December 15, 2017

Employee Benefits, Featured, News, Trends

No business works just because the boss is good. In order for the company to flourish, they must recruit good employees whose work speaks for themselves and reflects greatly on the company as well. Not every em...

I Hope My Boss Takes the Hint (I know IKEA did!)

December 14, 2017

Compensation, Featured, News, Trends

In my first year at a company, I got a book titled “50 Jobs Worse Than Yours.” Hilarious sure, and it was also a pretty interesting read – at least, that’s what my boss thought! Personally, I prefer no gifts. B...

The Future of Coworking for Women is here and it’s called The Wing

December 12, 2017

Noted public policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter, in her book called Unfinished Business, made waves when she, in a very scuttle way said that resocializing men to accept caregiving is just as important as socia...

The Top Ten: World’s Best Employers of 2017

November 9, 2017

What makes a company a great place to work? A great company culture, an inspiring leader, conscientious colleagues, a generous compensation and enough parking space for everyone. The answer could be anything an...

World’s best workplace indulges in gender pay gap

Diana Coker

September 15, 2017

Employee Benefits, Featured, News

Let’s imagine a scenario. There are two individuals who are a part of the same department at work. They were hired together during an open interview and have parallel job roles. Not only this, their working hou...

Massachusetts wants employers to accommodate use of medical marijuana in the workplace

August 10, 2017

There are now 29 states with laws that legalize use of medical marijuana. Eight of those states – Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, Maine, California, Nevada, Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts – hav...

Can I get fired for leaving a WhatsApp group?

July 20, 2017