Tech such as laptops, tablets and instant messaging has more positive effect on wellbeing, says thinktank
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Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’
Trader Joe’s and SpaceX are among businesses challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board
US woman accuses Gucci of age and mental-health discrimination
Tracy Cohen alleges fashion label forced her to work around the clock and fired her for formally complaining about conditions
Teamsters union pays $2.9m to settle racial discrimination lawsuit
Exclusive: union’s president, Sean O’Brien, accused of having ‘publicly humiliated’ Black and Hispanic workers
Are UK employers going too far with strict rules on workplace relationships?
After Phillip Schofield at ITV and Bernard Looney at BP, tendency to ‘overcompensate’ could create other serious problems, say HR experts
Target workers reportedly fired for buying popular Stanley mugs
Business Insider reports employees let go for purchasing limited-edition mugs apparently in violation of company policy
‘Broken’ US labor laws could hamper union wins for workers, experts warn
Strikes by autoworkers, actors and writers brought wins in 2023, but analysts worry labor laws could undo progress
Elon Musk says letting workers unionize creates ‘lords and peasants’. What?
Musk is the world’s best accidental salesman for unions, even as his Tesla workers make 30% less than UAW automakers
The ultimate workplace icks: from indoor vaping to bragging about wild swimming
Forget stealing your colleagues’ milk. There are so many new ways to annoy them – whether it’s boasting about your physical prowess or filming videos in the office
Music mogul Jimmy Iovine accused of sexual abuse and harassment
Representative for Iovine says they are ‘shocked and baffled’ by allegations made in summons in New York
If you think ‘bossware’ surveillance culture in the workplace is new, think again
The rise of intrusive software that lets employers monitor workers’ every move is part of ruthless corporate mindset, but its origins go back to 1900s scientific management theories
The key to employee satisfaction? Competent bosses
Prof Amanda Goodall responds to a survey that found one in three UK workers have quit jobs over bad management
Tainted love: is it all over for the workplace romance?
Company values, employment law and fairness at work have changed the politics of office relationships
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office
People who work remotely all the time produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of office workers, according to a new study.
‘The office is for socializing’: how work from home has revolutionized work
Even as some firms are mandating workers come into the office, work from home has permanently changed the work landscape