Workplace Flexibility Is Key to Employee Retention: Research October 9, 2024 Less than a month after Amazon announced employees would need to give up their flexible work arrangements and return to...
UK Retailer Tesco Loses Legal Battle Over ‘Fire and Rehire’ of Staff September 13, 2024 By Sam Tobin Tesco was not entitled to terminate some employees’ contracts and offer to rehire them on less favorable terms, the United...
Lloyd’s of London Plans to Overhaul ‘Unclear’ Rules on Dealing With Poor Conduct September 12, 2024 Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the commercial...
UK Tones Down Worker ‘Right to Switch Off’ Demands on Firms August 28, 2024 By Irina Anghel, Ailbhe Rea and Bashirat Oladele Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours,...
Australians Can Now Legally Ignore Work Calls, Emails After Hours August 26, 2024 By Ben Westcott Australians can now legally ignore unreasonable after-hours work calls and emails under new government legislation that came into effect on...
Toronto’s Traffic Crisis Is Keeping Workers Out of the Office, Poll Says July 16, 2024 By Christine Dobby Traffic is so bad in Canada’s financial capital that a majority of Toronto residents are prepared to endure around-the-clock construction...
As AI Gains Workplace Foothold, States Try to Make Sure Workers Aren’t Left Behind July 5, 2024 By Susan Haigh With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their...
UK Financial Watchdog to Publish Industry Bullying, Sexism Update in Autumn June 27, 2024 Britain’s markets regulator will publish an update in autumn into how companies are detecting and dealing with sexual harassment, bullying...
Apple Unfairly Fired UK Worker Who Was Part Toxic Workplace Culture, Judge Says June 26, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi Apple Inc. unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments that were part of a toxic workplace culture at one...
‘Great Resignation’ Enters Third Year as Workers Embrace AI, Upskilling, PwC Says June 26, 2024 By Divya Chowdhury The proportion of workers who expect to switch employers in the next 12 months is higher than that from the...