A majority of American workers support more unionization inside their own companies, according to the CNBC|Momentive Workforce Survey.
Archives for June 5, 2022
Biden taps lawyer known for arbitration cases for top EEOC post
Karla Gilbride has won key cases involving mandatory arbitration
The Red-Hot US Labor Market Is Suddenly Not
The Federal Reserve looks like it’s finally getting what it really needs in its fight to tame inflation: a cooling in the red-hot labor market.
Mayor: Workers must return to offices
Mayor Eric Adams is requiring all municipal workers to return to their respective offices five days a week in part to set an example for the private workforce.
Elon Musk’s Memo Didn’t Just Demand A Return To Offices. It Promoted Overwork.
Lost in the kerfuffle over Elon Musk’s memos about Tesla executives’ return to work—knocking “some remote pseudo office” and tweeting that those who prefer remote work should “pretend to work” elsewhere—was that the missives weren’t just about where work should take place.
Labor Law: Religious accommodations not required if the accommodation impacts other employees
Former U.S. Postal employee Gerald Groff sued his employer, claiming it failed to provide him a reasonable accommodation for his religious beliefs.
How Gig Workers Strive To Exert Some Control Over Their Work
The online rating system is crucial to the gig economy, with workers typically thriving or failing based upon their rating.
Employers finding it more difficult to find workers for summer jobs
It’s costing Julian Avalos, owner of Two Crepes in Union City, a little more, but there’s not much else he can do.
Here’s Why Deskless Workers Need Better Tech In 2022
We’ve all heard the statistic: More than 2.7 billion workers worldwide are deskless.
Demand to repay workforce training money remains in limbo
The Mississippi attorney general is deciding whether to file a lawsuit to recover $2.3 million in public money that the state auditor said was misspent by a community college and some business leaders.
Internal Documents Show Amazon’s Dystopian System for Tracking Workers Every Minute of Their Shifts
The documents provide new clarity about a much-talked-about but until now opaque process Amazon uses to punish associates it believes are wasting time.
Amazon Watches Its Workers and Waits for Them to Fail
EVER SIT THERE waiting for an Amazon package to be delivered, constantly refreshing your screen to see up-to-the-minute location updates?
How companies are shifting their office spend to lure reluctant workers back
As companies navigate having both in-office and at-home workers, the role of the traditional office is being reconsidered.
The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers
To Jonathan Pruiett, it just didn’t make sense.
Scott Galloway predicts what the workplace will look like post-pandemic
NYU Stern School of Business professor and author Scott Galloway explains to CNN’s Michael Smerconish why the pandemic has “permanently shifted” the workplace and offers advice to those just starting out in their careers.
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