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...
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...