Workplace Culture
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Employers still behind in tackling ageism
Oct 29, 2019
But things are starting to change as the generation that defined youth culture goes gray.
Ellipses and emoji: How age affects communication at work
Oct 21, 2019
Do you know what signal your punctuation and shorthand are sending colleagues?
Workers are welcoming AI in the office
Oct 16, 2019
Robots could be coming to take our jobs, but maybe the ones we don't want to do anyway.
Business schools raise alarm about H-1B visas
Oct 15, 2019
There are fewer international students, a letter to Congress and the Trump administration says, and that could have long-term economic implications.
California gives more workers the right to sue for workplace harassment, discrimination
Oct 11, 2019
The state has banned forced arbitration by employers, but it could face legal challenges at federal level.
GE freezes pensions as the benefit becomes endangered in private sector
Oct 8, 2019
General Electric is freezing its pensions for 20,000 non-union workers and will offer pension buyouts for another 100,000 former employees. GE said the move will save $8 billion, part of a plan to shed some of the company’s considerable debt. The move, from one of America’s most iconic corporations, is just one more step in […]
Threats against unionizing are on the rise — on Twitter
Oct 1, 2019
The founders of Tesla, Barstool Sports and the publisher of the Federalist have tweeted anti-union threats.
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Employers must submit pay data to feds ... for now
Sep 30, 2019
It's part of a push to close the pay gap for women and minorities.
Google contractors in Pittsburgh to vote on unionizing
Sep 23, 2019
The tech industry relies on an army of temps and contractors who don't get the cushy benefits of full-time employees.
California gig worker law to be decided this week
Sep 9, 2019
A bill that could force companies to reclassify workers as employees looks poised to win approval this week.