There’s a very real risk of a recession in the next year, which means it would seem like a bad time to send a letter to your boss, saying you think you deserve more respect.
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The Office of the Future Is Greener, More Social, and Might Even Include Childcare
Before the pandemic struck, Lucy Jefferson spent nearly £50 ($57) a day commuting from London, where she had moved in 2019, to Birmingham, England where she worked as a product manager at a large U.K. bank.
A Year After Striketober, Employers and Labor Unions Aren’t Getting Along
A year ago, a wave of workers—emboldened by a strong labor market and sick of feeling unappreciated—walked off their jobs, hastening what some in the media called Striketober.
A Federal Proposal Could Turn Gig Workers Into Employees. Here’s What That Means
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposal that could drastically reframe the distinction between independent contractors and employees, potentially making it easier for millions of workers to receive federal labor protections they currently lack.
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.
Dropbox Tossed Out the Workplace Rulebook. Here’s How That’s Working
When Dropbox employees showed up at the office before the pandemic, they felt pampered.
Breastfeeding Access Is a Workplace Issue
5 Best Practices for Creating More Equitable Workplaces
On only the second Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday, it’s clear that employers’ understanding of how to mark this day is, much like racial equity in corporate America, a work in progress.
Human-Resources Workers Are Beyond Burned Out
In my 20 years as a human-resources leader, I’ve seen a lot: heated debates where chairs were slung across marble conference tables; a lunch where two partners almost came to blows and I, at a mere 5 feet tall, had to stand in between them; CEO replacements that changed the entire fabric of a company.
How Workplaces Can Support Employees After Racist Violence
The mass shooting in Buffalo last weekend, in which 10 people were murdered by a gunman targeting Black shoppers at a supermarket, gave new urgency to a question that’s come up far too many times in recent memory: What can managers do to support traumatized employees, especially employees of color, in the wake of hate crimes and racist violence?
He Came Out of Nowhere and Humbled Amazon. Is Chris Smalls the Future of Labor
Inside the ground-level Staten Island apartment that serves as the operational headquarters of the Amazon Labor Union, Chris Smalls is spitballing about real estate.
To Keep Workers in Today’s Economy, Flexibility Is More Important Than Money
CEOs know they have a tough road ahead. Many issues they’ve faced over the past two years—remote work, supply chain backups, product shortages, inflation—will likely subside with the pandemic or soon after, the labor shortage they’re up against now almost assuredly will not.
No Bosses: What It’s Like Working at a DAO
In January, many people on Crypto Twitter proclaimed that if 2021 was the year of NFTs, then 2022 would be the year of DAOs.
TurboTax’s Workplace Has a Long Covid Policy. Does yours?
Post-pandemic? Mild Covid? Once again, the semantics of a public-health crisis are at odds with the on-the-ground reality.
Amazon Workers in NYC Vote to Unionize in Historic Labor Win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive.