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How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations
24/09/2021 Comments Off on How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations
How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations Theo Veldsman, University of Johannesburg — There is a growing incidence of toxic leadership in organisations across the world. This is clear from anecdotal evidence as well as research which suggests that one out of every five leaders is toxic. My own research shows that closer […]
Continue reading …New York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers
23/09/2021 Comments Off on New York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery WorkersNew York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers A package of legislation from the City Council will set minimum pay and working conditions, placing New York at the forefront of regulating a multibillion-dollar industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/nyregion/nyc-food-delivery-workers.html
Continue reading …American wage and job growth to chill this fall, warm by year-end
20/09/2021 Comments Off on American wage and job growth to chill this fall, warm by year-end
American wage growth in 2021 has been the most robust in 20 years, spurred by economic reopening as workers get vaccinated, according to economic research group The Conference Board. But that may be about to change. That spurt of American wage growth may be about slow despite continued labor shortages in some businesses and the […]
Continue reading …By Shirley Smith | September 15, 2021 — Not long ago, I was a saleswoman and manager at Art Van Furniture, a furniture retailer that was an institution in metro Detroit for over half a century. It was more than a job. My coworkers were my family, and we were all proud to work for […]
Continue reading …Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rise as Covid wave hits
16/09/2021 Comments Off on Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rise as Covid wave hitsSeptember 16, 2021 — Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rose 20,000 to a total of 332,000, following a pandemic low in the prior week, a sign that rising Covid-19 infections are harming economy, the US Department of Labor reports. Applications for unemployment benefits had been steadily decreasing as a number of states cut jobless […]
Continue reading …Working Parents Want Remote Work After Pandemic, Survey Finds
15/09/2021 Comments Off on Working Parents Want Remote Work After Pandemic, Survey Finds
In a post-pandemic world, 61% of working parents want remote work full-time, while 37% prefer a hybrid work arrangement, according to a survey commissioned by Flexjobs.com. Additionally, 62% say they would quit their current job if they can’t continue remote work. Between March and April 2021, FlexJobs.com, a remote work employment website, surveyed more than […]
Continue reading …NLRB Will Seek All Available Remedies To Address Unlawful Conduct, Top Lawyer Says
08/09/2021 Comments Off on NLRB Will Seek All Available Remedies To Address Unlawful Conduct, Top Lawyer Says
Seek All Available Remedies To Address Unlawful Conduct, the NLRB’s top lawyer said in a memo to the board’s regional offices where much of the work of enforcing labor laws takes place. The National Labor Relations Board’s top attorney issued a memo on Wednesday stating that the board will act forcefully to protect workers’ rights. […]
Continue reading …US Staffing Revenue Will Grow 16% This Year To Record High: SIA forecast
08/09/2021 Comments Off on US Staffing Revenue Will Grow 16% This Year To Record High: SIA forecast
September 08, 2021 — US staffing revenue will grow by 16% this year to a record total of $157.4 billion, up from 12% growth estimated in the April forecast, according to the “US Staffing Industry Forecast: September 2021 Update” report released this week by the contingent workforce consulting firm Staffing Industry Analysts. “The bounce back […]
Continue reading …Job Openings Set Record 10.9 Million In July 2021: BLS
08/09/2021 Comments Off on Job Openings Set Record 10.9 Million In July 2021: BLSSept. 8, 2021 — Job openings set record levels in the US with 10.9 million in July, up from the previous record of 10.2 million set in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The most job openings were in in the healthcare and social assistance sector, with a gain of 294,000 listings, […]
Continue reading …US Employment Forecast At 0.7% Annual Growth 2020-2030: BLS
08/09/2021 Comments Off on US Employment Forecast At 0.7% Annual Growth 2020-2030: BLS
Sept. 8, 2021 — The US employment forecast calls for 0.7 percent annual growth with the total number of jobs expanding by 11.9 million jobs from 153.5 million to 165.4 million during the 2020–30 decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase reflects an annual growth rate of 0.7 percent, higher than […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill