CEOs are reasserting their authority now that workers are starting to worry about job security amid rising layoffs; ‘this whole concept of working from anywhere went too far’
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Big Labor Can’t Quit Shrinking
Unionized workers fall to 10.1% of the U.S. workforce, despite political help.
Biggest Pay Raises Went to Black Workers, Young People and Low-Wage Earners
Median weekly earnings rose 7.4% last year, outpacing inflation; some groups notched double-digit gains
Companies Cut Temp Workers in Warning Sign for Labor Market
Employment through staffing firms has fallen for five straight months; similar pullbacks have preceded recent recessions
Unemployed Americans Find Job Searches Take Longer as Labor Market Cools
The number of workers out of a job for about 3½ to 6 months has risen sharply since last spring
Workers, Get Ready for the Great Rebalancing
This may be the year when employer-employee power dynamics begin to normalize
Big Labor Strikes Back in Michigan Against Right to Work
Democrats want to repeal the law that gives workers the choice of whether to join a union.
Laid-Off Workers Are Flooded With Fake Job Offers
Virtual hiring and remote work have made it easier to swindle job seekers
Mouse Jigglers, Fake PowerPoints: Workers Foil Bosses’ Surveillance Attempts
Companies that track employees’ productivity run up against their inventive workarounds
The Debate Swirling Inside HR Departments: How to Lay Off Workers
When exactly to fire employees, whether to cut once or multiple times and how much severance to offer can vex executives; the Zoom question
Microsoft Workers to Form Company’s First Union in the U.S.
Around 300 employees at company’s videogame unit ZeniMax vote to organize with Communications Workers of America
More Bosses Order Workers Back to the Office as Job Market Shifts
Vanguard Group, Paycom Software and others push staffers to return on required days, but some employees are pushing back
Your Coworkers Are Less Ambitious; Bosses Adjust to the New Order
For a growing number of professionals, the days of unpaid overtime and working through weekends are in the past. Firms add people to finish projects, close for holidays and take other steps.
Stay for Pay? Companies Offer Big Raises to Retain Workers
Recent record-high wage gains for workers who remain in their jobs are a factor contributing to inflation
Laid Off Tech Workers Quickly Find New Jobs
Openings across the economy are down from highs but far exceed the number of unemployed Americans
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