From video campaigns to vaccine clinics with games and cake, companies deploy tactics to coax skeptical employees to get shots
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Companies Target Workforce Risks in 2021
Work-from-home arrangements—and return-to-office concerns—are top-of-mind for executives, risk groups say
YOUR NEXT BOSS: MORE HARMONY, LESS AUTHORITY
Prized for being ‘social-emotional experts,’ future managers may spend less time issuing directives and more time collaborating
U.S. Companies Revamp Bonus Plans as Pandemic Upends Forecasts
Some boards are scrapping existing formulas and instead using their judgment to set annual incentives
Dollar General Will Pay Workers to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine
Retailer is one of the first to dangle extra pay to staff to encourage them to get coronavirus shots once available
Unilever gets vaccine partnership offers as it plots worker safety strategy
Unilever is strongly encouraging employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible and floated the idea that it could buy shots to share with people in poorer countries.
THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE DESK IS UPON US
It has been the centerpiece of corporate life for decades, but as companies reshape workplaces, many may find dedicated individual work areas no longer make sense
YOUR NEXT BOSS MAY BE MORE OF A COACH THAN A DICTATOR
More direct reports and less administrative work will push managers to go from authority figures skilled at the business to ‘social-emotional experts’
Businesses Brace for a Democratic Congress
Georgia Senate victories, which surprised some business groups, could ease way for Biden cabinet picks, lead to increased oversight of financial, oil industries
New York Boosts Minimum Wage and Some Businesses Balk
Long Island and Westchester employers must pay workers at least $14 an hour
Covid-19 Vaccines Are in High Demand, but Thousands More Workers Are Needed to Make Them
Uber, Gig Companies Seek Labor Deals to Avoid Workers Becoming Employees
Food-delivery platforms in Europe are offering couriers extra benefits in the hope of averting costly legislation on employment rights
These Tech Companies Are Paying Workers the Same Rates Across U.S.
A handful of startups and larger firms are experimenting with nationally competitive, nonlocalized pay. Is the extra cost worth the added employee goodwill?
States Square Off Over Taxing Remote Workers’ Income
Ruling by Supreme Court would have budget implications for states that have lost billions of dollars in tax revenue during pandemic
Former AG Loretta Lynch Joins NFL Probe of Escalating Fight Amont Washington Football Team Owners
The former U.S. Attorney General is helping the NFL uncover misconduct in the feud between Dan Snyder and the minority owners of the Washington Football Team
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