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Starbucks Announces 30 Days’ Pay For Workers And Serves Drive-thru Orders Only

March 23, 2020

Starbucks, the coffee chain company, announced Friday that its company-operated stores in the United States and Canada will move to drive-through and delivery mode only for the next two weeks except for some ou...

A Majority of Workers Fear Layoffs & Cuts Due to Coronavirus Closures

Anna Verasai

March 22, 2020

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Monster recently conducted two polls to analyze and take a more in-depth look into the perspectives of both employees and employers during the present Coronavirus pandemic situation. The surveys were conducted ...

Coronavirus & the Gender Pay Gap: An Update

Anna Verasai

March 21, 2020

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The gender pay gap has been in existence in the society all the time, and now Coronavirus has worsened it. Women don’t need the Coronavirus virus to experience reduced financial empowerment than men. They have ...

March Madness or a Time to Bond and Engage at the Workplace?

Priyansha Mistry

March 14, 2020

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March Madness grips all of the United States during the NCAA season when 64 college basketball teams fight it out for the top place. Spring heralds a change of season and freedom from the dreary winter, and for...

Google Asks All Employees in North America To Work From Home

Priyansha Mistry

March 11, 2020

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Amidst fears of the COVID-19 Coronavirus spreading, Google has asked all its North American employees to work from home till at least April 10. The United States has over 1000 confirmed cases of coronavirus alr...

Overused Office Jargon That Leads You Nowhere

Jane Harper

February 21, 2020

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My exposure to office jargon was when as a rookie sub to a well-known editor on a financial daily, I was asked to give a report ASAP. And ignorant me hesitantly asked him what it meant. He looked at me as if I ...

Super Blues for Employers on Super Bowl Monday; Losses Run Into Billions

Priyansha Mistry

January 29, 2020

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Absent, distracted, and disengaged employees on Super Bowl Monday could cost U.S. employers billions in lost productivity.

STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

Diana Coker

January 11, 2020

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Employers give paid paternal leave in almost all high-income nations. It has been introduced to decrease gender inequality and for bonding with children. It includes leaves given to expectant fathers, mothers, ...

2019 HR Leaders of the Year

Priyansha Mistry

December 26, 2019

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The Human Resource industry has seen some significant changes in the last two decades. Earlier, HR personnel were the backroom boys whose job was more of an administrator and recruiter. HR’s traditional role wa...

Married BlackRock Executive Fired For Failing To Disclose Office Romance

Priyansha Mistry

December 11, 2019

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BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. This year two senior executi...

Best Paid Jobs of 2019 | Glassdoor

Diana Coker

December 2, 2019

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Healthcare professionals are outperforming the computer geeks of the world in salary stakes, according to some surveys. The best paid jobs of 2019 are in healthcare, information technology, data analytics, fina...

AI Artificial Intelligence Human Jobs Brookings Institute

Brookings Report: AI Will Heavily Affect White-collar Jobs

Anna Verasai

November 25, 2019

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The fourth industrial revolution of intense technology has come with doomsday predictions for the workforce in certain industries. Earlier, the wave of automation led to disruption for people employed in repeti...

Starbucks Announces 30 Days’ Pay For Workers And Serves Drive-thru Orders Only

A Majority of Workers Fear Layoffs & Cuts Due to Coronavirus Closures

Coronavirus & the Gender Pay Gap: An Update

March Madness or a Time to Bond and Engage at the Workplace?

Google Asks All Employees in North America To Work From Home

Overused Office Jargon That Leads You Nowhere

Highest Paying Foreign Language Jobs around the Globe

Recruitment Tips to Reduce Hiring Cost For Cash Strapped Businesses

Some Things To Factors In Before You Change Jobs

Use of Smart Drugs at Work on the Rise

‘Remote Working During Coronavirus May Impact Employee Wellbeing’: Experts

Meeting Etiquette: What to Follow for a Successful Meeting?

Collaborative Tools in the Times of Coronavirus

Top Careers for HR Professionals to Pursue

Ageism in the Workplace: Laws and Resources for Employees

Making Diversity Central to Success: Q&A With Chevron’s Chief Diversity Officer

Celebrating 10 Powerful HR Leaders

Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

Southwest Airlines’ Julie Weber on What It Means To Create a Purpose-Driven Culture

INTERVIEW: Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose Officer at PwC, on CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion

The Southwest Airlines HR Success Story You’ll Want To Read Today

Starbucks Announces 30 Days’ Pay For Workers And Serves Drive-thru Orders Only

A Majority of Workers Fear Layoffs & Cuts Due to Coronavirus Closures

Coronavirus & the Gender Pay Gap: An Update

March Madness or a Time to Bond and Engage at the Workplace?

Google Asks All Employees in North America To Work From Home

Overused Office Jargon That Leads You Nowhere

Super Blues for Employers on Super Bowl Monday; Losses Run Into Billions

STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

2019 HR Leaders of the Year

Married BlackRock Executive Fired For Failing To Disclose Office Romance

Best Paid Jobs of 2019 | Glassdoor

Brookings Report: AI Will Heavily Affect White-collar Jobs