More than 70 companies in Britain are undergoing a six-month experiment in which their employees get a paid day off each week. So far, most companies say it’s going well.
Archives for September 25, 2022
LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments on 20 Million Users Over Five Years
A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties.
Do Not Bring Your ‘Whole Self’ to Work
For those lucky enough to have worked from home over the past two-and-a-half years or seven years or whatever it was, it’s back to the office time.
Silicon Valley Slides Back Into ‘Bro’ Culture
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen show how the tech industry’s insular culture remains largely unchanged.
What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed About Being a Chief Diversity Officer
Interviews with more than 40 CDOs in 2019 and 2021 explore how DEI has transformed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
‘Central Park Karen’ Amy Cooper loses discrimination and defamation lawsuit claiming former employer unfairly fired her after viral incident
Amy Cooper sued Franklin Templeton in May 2021 after the company fired her over her viral Central Park incident.
He had a heart attack at work, then the New York security firm fired him, feds say
After suffering a heart attack at work, a 57-year-old employee at a security company in New York says he was discriminated against, and now the federal government is suing his employer for disability and age discrimination.
EEOC commission files lawsuit against Sinclair Broadcasting over firing of person with schizoaffective disorder
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Sinclair Broadcast Group after a Maryland employee reported disability discrimination.
Axel Springer Accused of Failing to Stop Sexual Harassment
In a lawsuit filed in California, a former employee said the media company did not appropriately handle her complaints about a top editor.
Help! My Friend Was Fired for Sexual Harassment. But I Know That He’s a Feminist.
Obviously, this is not good behavior.
Who Was the Real ‘Father of Labor Day’? The Answer Is Complicated
Labor Day’s broad roots in the Labor movement are clear: President Grover Cleveland signed legislation on June 28, 1894, designating Labor Day a national holiday in the U.S. as a peace offering following a deadly railroad workers’ strike.
How Texas’ abortion ban hurts Big Oil’s effort to transform its workforce
As Texas officials moved to restrict abortion, promote Christianity in schools and the state’s power grid teetered on collapse, oil worker Steven Beaman and his wife Hayley Hollands decided it was time to live elsewhere.
Union seeks representation election for 3,000 JetBlue ground workers
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said on Friday it is filing an application seeking an election to represent about 3,000 JetBlue ground workers.
Long Covid is wreaking havoc on the workforce. Here’s how businesses can respond.
Long Covid is proving to have a substantial effect on the workforce, according to new research. Experts say employers can’t ignore the issue.
Minnesota THC Legalization Puts Workplace Drug Testing in Limbo
Minnesota employers are on edge about potential liabilities stemming from their drug testing policies in the wake of the state’s recent legalization of consumable products containing the active ingredient in marijuana.
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