The UK is in the midst of economic slowdown, and it’s hitting employers and workers, according to the Independent.Where in the world? The UK job market has been unstable since October 2024, and employers are struggling. Just 11% of UK employers plan to hire before the end of the year,
Retaliation cases often turn on timing, but this one shows that even years after the fact, employers can still be on the hook. Add in a secretly recorded “smoking gun” conversation, and you have a recipe for a costly settlement. TL;DR: The EEOC announced a $350,000 settlement with two Arkansas
Indeed this week released two new AI agents in an effort to aid both sides of the ever-evolving hiring process.At Indeed’s FutureWorks conference in New Orleans, Louisiana this week, the online jobs and hiring platform announced the full release of its Career Scout and previewed Talent Scout, which is set
Love it or hate it, everyone in HR has an opinion on unlimited paid time off.Just 7% of US companies offer unlimited PTO, the Wall Street Journal reported. And 30% of private employers that don’t, instead offer their employees an average of 10–14 PTO days a year after one year
Ingrid Hu Dahl’s journey to becoming a great leader started when she noticed how different she was from her peers.In her book, Sun Shining on Morning Snow: A Memoir of Identity, Loss, and Living Boldly, the leadership coach and speaker shares how grappling with her identity impacted her career, and
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to dismiss appeals on Sept. 5 that it had filed in response to lawsuits challenging a proposed ban on most noncompete agreements. With the dismissal, the FTC signaled it will no longer go forward with the ban, which was issued via a final rule
Have you ever gotten into a Soho House? Neither have we.This week, though, Lauren Goodman, regional director of people and development at Soho House, gave us an inside look at her job at the members-only club.Goodman handles HR for two of the private club’s largest operations: California and New York.
As companies rush to deploy AI across their organizations—especially in areas related to their workforce—shaping policies and guardrails to safely and compliantly use the technology has become top of mind for many.Information security experts told IT Brew during a live event on AI governance last month that this isn’t simply
When employees clock in, they expect to do their jobs, not sit through political speeches, anti-union campaigns, or religious lectures from their boss. New Jersey just turned that expectation into a legal right. TL;DR: On September 3, Governor Murphy signed A4429/S3302 into law. It bans “captive audience” meetings, meaning mandatory
