In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employers are forced to ask themselves if they can stay out of the biggest political and social issues of our time, should they?
The daily stress of world events – be it restrictions on women’s healthcare, school shootings, soaring gas prices and the war in Ukraine – is negatively affecting people at work.
Dozens of companies have offered abortion-related travel benefits. But for some the offer comes with strings attached.
With Roe being tossed, employers will now want to revisit their policies on travel and reimbursement for abortions, family planning consultations and healthcare coverage, warn lawyers.
Millions of people have been rehired at companies they’ve left for days, weeks or months – part of an ongoing trend dubbed “boomerang hires.” We take a look at why.
Side-hustle culture increased over the last two years, and now the rise of the four-day week trend is fuelling that further.
Online jobs board Indeed currently lists more than 4,000 paid Social Media Management Internship openings. Yearly salaries range from the mid-$20,000s to low-$30,000s.
Worldwide, 44% of workers reported feeling stressed in their jobs on a daily basis, and 1 in 5 said they were miserable. Here are some ways to help combat fatigue.
Accenture, Globant, Wunderman Thompson, and BBH are among the companies testing onboarding and other staff experiences in the metaverse.
More examples of humans being unsettled by the actions of a machine are surfacing. We spoke to one engineer, about what it felt like to be fired by a computer and escorted from the building.
In a digital-first, post-pandemic world the physical office is no longer the key place that people connect, it could be argued. That’s why many organizations are investing in a digital HQ.
Clients sit beside editors, virtually, to offer feedback as the creative process is happening.
Corporate mailrooms are getting a makeover, a result of the massive employee diaspora that no longer goes to the office five days a week.
Workers are now citing lack of technology support, out-of-date video conferencing tech and faulty headsets/poor audio as new ergonomic stress triggers.
Now in-person mental healthcare has returned, therapists are redesigning their workspaces – and the traditional lumpy couch and shelfful of well-worn psychology books will no longer cut it.
Google’s new Bay View campus is representative of what the big tech players and other businesses are doing to remake their spaces with the evolution of work life top of mind.
Chief’s early professionals ERG is part of a growing trend. It’s not a surprising development, given many have never met their colleagues in-person thanks to remote and hybrid work.
Many parents are worried their kids have fallen behind educationally as a result of school closures during the pandemic. That’s why more companies have launched virtual tutoring as a benefit.
Rather than face a potential employee revolt, Salesforce vetoed mandating an office return. Instead, it has empowered the thousands of teams to decide when, where and how they work best.
Employers on both sides of the Atlantic have responded to the current cost-of-living crisis by pushing through new policies to better support their employees. But juggling this support with the ability to remain profitable is a challenge.
The real culture of a company is revealed in the way it lets go of its people. So why do companies continue to bungle how they manage layoffs?
To remain competitive in the job market, companies are working to make fertility benefits available to more of their people, including LGBTQ+ employees.
Increasingly, companies are working harder to be more progressive with benefits for LGBTQ+ employees, but many still fall short.
As the paid menstrual leave movement gains global momentum, companies must consider the downsides of a policy that could set women back.
More companies are scrapping minimum tenure requirements for benefits like parental leave, recognizing how this can hold women back.