Finland Ranks World’s Happiest Again With US at Worst-Ever Level March 19, 2025 By Kati Pohjanpalo Finland’s unbroken streak as the world’s happiest country continued for an eighth year while the US fell to 24th place,...
Odey Banned From UK Financial Services Industry for ‘Lack of Integrity’ March 19, 2025 By Jonathan Browning Crispin Odey was fined £1.8 million ($2.3 million) and banned by the UK’s financial regulator for showing a “reckless disregard”...
MLB Orders Employees to Return to Office Five Days a Week January 24, 2025 By Nacha Cattan and Randall Williams Major League Baseball has ordered its employees to return to the office five days a week, according to people familiar...
Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking December 31, 2024 By Fabio Teixeira Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims...
Rising Sick Days Are Costing Europe Billions Every Year December 3, 2024 By Ott Ummelas Norway, illness is becoming an increasingly trying problem. Workers take more sick days than anywhere else in Europe and absences...
Allstate Thinks Outside the Cubicle With Flexible Workspaces November 18, 2024 After ditching two-thirds of its office space and selling its Chicago headquarters, Allstate Corp. realized that even employees who prefer...
Police Summon Aviva India CEO in Discrimination Case, Company Denies Allegations October 30, 2024 By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra Indian police have summoned Asit Rath, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva in the country, as part of an...
Harassment Claims Soar at City Firms in Wake of Odey Scandal October 25, 2024 By Jonathan Browning City firms reported a 72% surge in non-financial misconduct complaints over the last three years following a string of high-profile...
Boozy Work Parties May Be Over With New UK Harassment Law October 25, 2024 By Jack Ryan Alcohol-fueled company events could become a thing of the past, as UK employers consider new rules that place an onus...
AI Push Sees Italy’s Intesa Axing 9,000 Jobs in ‘Generational’ Shift October 24, 2024 By Sonia Sirletti Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is replacing thousands of staff with younger hires to set the firm up for the use of...