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Young Koreans aged 25-34 taking breaks from work, with a 25% rise in economic inactivity.

Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced plans to advocate for substantial wage hikes during the upcoming labor negotiations.  Reuters reports that this initiative, highlighted at a recent three-party meeting between...

Switzerland's booming job market, bolstered by a low-tax business environment, has drawn substantial immigration from the EU, leading to significant business implications and economic impacts, reports Reuters.  This influx has...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a plan on Tuesday aimed at tackling Britain’s struggling workforce, with a focus on improving mental health support and job placement services.  Key Policy Changes...

Shares of commercial real estate firm JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) jumped 8.4% in afternoon trading after Wolfe Research upgraded its stock rating from "Peer Perform" (Hold) to "Outperform" (Buy).  The...

Walmart is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations responding to pressure from conservative activists, according to NPR.  The company confirmed...

Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of underpaying its female employees in California by $150 million over an eight-year period. ...

Microsoft is introducing a new feature in Teams that will allow users to clone their voices for real-time interpretation in multiple languages.  Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024, the “Interpreter” tool...

Many CEOs avoid transformation, preferring resignation over change.

South Korea leads global robot adoption, replacing 10% of its workforce with automation.