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Archives for October 5, 2022
N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple
The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room.
Supporting Employees After Violence Against Their Community
Research sheds light on what organizations can do when employees feel threatened because of their identity.
4 Myths About In-Person Work, Dispelled
When it’s actually beneficial to meet face to face — and when it’s not.
Bosses are marketing the office wrong, losing the WFH war
While more workers are in the office than they have been since the pandemic started, executives have yet to be successful in getting all of them back at their desks. That’s because bosses are marketing the office all wrong.
Workplace bullying should be treated as a public health issue
Despite numerous high-profile cases of workplace bullying in recent years, bullying and harassment remain widespread. (Shutterstock)
5 ways leaders can support Hispanic talent in the workplace
Does your organization support Hispanic talent? A quick glance at the record pay gaps and lacking Hispanic representation among U.S. business leaders points to a likely “no” — at least in corporate America.
Workplace bullying: How to recognize it, how to handle it
Experts say bullying on the job can impact mental health and physical well-being — here’s what to do
Political Affiliation Bias Strains Some Workplaces
Agrowing number of workers are feeling the effects of political affiliation bias and would benefit from greater inclusiveness, according to a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Politics at Work Study.
What No One Understands About Your Job
Misconceptions about pastors, playwrights, postal workers, and other professionals
The Daily Explains: How workers’ rights are on the ballot in November with Illinois’s Amendment 1
On Nov. 8, Illinois voters will head to the polls to vote on Amendment 1, also dubbed the Workers’ Rights Amendment. The ballot measure could cement unprecedented collective bargaining rights for workers into Illinois’s constitution.
Why gamifying the workplace can be a nightmare for workers
It turns out it’s hard to make work at an Amazon warehouse fun.
Bosses admit they’d start with remote workers during a layoff. How to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.
With the job market shrinking by over a million openings in August, many workers fear that it’s only a matter of time before mass layoffs start to hit the U.S. in a big way.
Amazon suspends 50 workers who refused to work after a warehouse fire
The warehouse associates stopped working for a few hours over safety concerns at the Staten Island facility, home to the only unionized workforce at Amazon
Contingent Workers Abroad: Issues and Obstacles for Incentivizing International Workforces
While a global contingent workforce may be an extension of a company’s internal workforce for all practical purposes, legally, it is a separate and distinct group of nonemployees. That can create a number of obstacles for employers, particularly when the contingent workers are located outside the United States.