Tag: Workforce

Australian employees will soon be allowed to unplug from work outside of assigned work hours without fear of career repercussions.  The country will officially implement its “right to disconnect” law ...

U.S. law firms are taking aggressive steps to secure top talent, in some cases offering $50,000 for successful staff referrals as competition rises.  The Financial Times reports major U.S. law ...

RTO mandates get a bad rap, but what if that’s just because nobody is talking about the human side of it?

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of Dallas blocked the FTC from enforcing a nationwide rule intended to ban noncompete agreements in the workforce.   The rule was temporarily blocked ...

A portion of today’s emerging young workforce is showing a preference for micromanagement — and some experts attribute this to deeper anxieties and economic uncertainties faced by recent college graduates ...

The U.K. government, under new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is backing flexible work policies in a push to address a “culture of presenteeism” that officials say is decreasing productivity ...

The Fed is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate in September, easing from a 23-year high as inflation nears its 2% target. However, concerns over rising unemployment and slower ...

Reduce the “coordination tax” in hybrid workplaces with smart technology, improving productivity.

General Motors (GM) is laying off more than1,000 salaried employees globally from its software and services division.   Like other large U.S. companies including Cisco and Intel, GM’s announcement comes ...

U.S. workers are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their compensation and job prospects, according to a recent labor market survey released by the New York Federal Reserve.   The July 2024 Survey ...