Many workers were quick to gripe in the comment section underneath the post announcing the change, according to several employees who viewed the post. Just minutes after the changes were […]
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Back to news homeBosses Are Finding New Ways to Drive Employee Satisfaction
From that understanding has sprung a recognition economy, which takes many forms: “employee of the month” plaques (and associated free parking spots), holiday chocolates, indoor food trucks. Those perks have […]
Kellogg Workers Prolong Strike by Rejecting Contract Proposal
About 1,400 striking workers at four Kellogg cereal plants in the United States have rejected a tentative agreement on a five-year contract negotiated by their union, the company said on […]
John Deere Workers on Strike Reject New Contract Proposal
For the second time in under one month, workers at the agriculture equipment maker Deere & Company rejected a contract proposal negotiated by their union on Tuesday, extending a strike […]
Workers’ Financial Stress Is Rising. Can Corporate Programs Help?
“Now most wellness programs offer solutions beyond guidance and investment advice,” said Alison Borland, an executive vice president with Alight Solutions. “They can help employees answer the questions: How is […]
The Battles to Come Over the Benefits of Working From Home
It’s not hard to see how employers could. With all the commute time freed up, what is to stop them from simply asking employees to work longer from home — […]
The Luckiest Workers in America? Teenagers.
Roller-coaster operators and lemonade slingers at Kennywood amusement park, a Pittsburgh summer staple, won’t have to buy their own uniforms this year. Those with a high school diploma will also […]
Luring Labor as a Beach Economy Booms
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is struggling to hire manufacturing workers for its beer factory and staff members for its restaurants in this coastal area, a shortage […]
Welcome to the YOLO Economy
In addition to the job-hopping you’d expect during boom times, the pandemic has created many more remote jobs, and expanded the number of companies willing to hire outside of big, […]
The Next Level in Office Amenities: Wild Horses
STOREY COUNTY, Nev. — You can’t ride the wild mustangs at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Nevada, but you’re nearly guaranteed to see bands of them loping over sagebrush in […]