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We get AI for work™: An Exclusive Interview with Bryon Bass, CEO at the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC)
Jackson Lewis
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July 3, 2025
Transcript INTRO Evolving technology is changing the face of workplace law at a pace previously not contemplated, including in the area of leaves and accommodation. On this episode of We get AI for work™, we sit down with Bryon Bass, CEO of the...
US layoffs hit highest level since 2020 with Microsoft cutting 9,000 employees
The American Bazaar
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July 3, 2025
By Shubhangi Chowdhury Microsoft is set to lay off around 9,000 employees, impacting under 4% of its global workforce. The job cuts will span across various teams, locations, and experience levels, as reported by CNBC on Wednesday. “We continue to...
UAE’s Top Employers Honoured at Employee Happiness Awards 2025 — Culture Over Perks, Say Winners
Eye of Riyadh
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The third edition of the Employee Happiness Awards was held last week at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi, honouring companies across the UAE that have built thoughtful, reliable frameworks to support employee well-being, culture, leadership, and...
Bosses are catching on to their ‘overemployed’ staff—one worker says they’re making $3k a day doing 5 jobs
Fortune
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If your current salary isn’t cutting it, you’re not alone—thousands of workers are turning to ‘overemployment,’ juggling multiple full-time jobs and, in some cases, raking in over $500,000 a year. This trend has grown in popularity, especially...
45 applicants seek CM position
Yukon Progress - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
9 reapply among 34 from previous search process By Conrad Dudderar Associate Editor Forty-five applications were received for the Yukon city manager position, with 31 of those from Oklahoma. The Yukon City Council accepted applications starting...
FCA accused of 'mission creep' as it tries to get involved in HR
Mortgage Professional Australia
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July 3, 2025
Griffith argued that matters such as harassment and violence are already governed by existing criminal, employment and civil law. “Clearly that conduct and those offences are wrong - I don’t condone or diminish in any way,” he said. “But at a time...
Power company salesman abused by public loses claim
RTE Ireland
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July 3, 2025
A field sales rep for PrePayPower, who said his bosses were "at best indifferent, and at worst hostile" when told them of escalating abuse from the public amid record energy price inflation, has failed in a claim for constructive dismissal. The...
Utah Bath & Body Works store accused of religious discrimination against Latter-day Saint employee
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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July 3, 2025
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A soap display in a closed Bath and Body Works store in 2020. A former manager of the company's Layton store has filed a complaint, claiming religious discrimination after she was fired for not using a...
Employment rights bill reforms set to start this year as government unveils roadmap
People Management
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The UK government has today (Tuesday 1 July) released a roadmap for implementing the employment rights bill, setting out a phased timetable for delivering what it claims will be the most significant upgrade to worker protections in decades. The...
NHS 10-year Health Plan sets out vision for better trained, homegrown staff
Personnel Today
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July 3, 2025
The government’s newly published 10-Year Health Plan for England envisages a workforce that is ‘better treated, more motivated, have better training and more scope to develop their careers.’ According to the plan, by 2035, there will be fewer...
CEO Explains Why He's Ending 'Unlimited' Time Off for Employees
Newsweek
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July 3, 2025
Bolt, a payment startup known for pioneering progressive workplace perks, has ended its unlimited paid time off (PTO) policy. Founder and CEO Ryan Breslow made the announcement via LinkedIn, calling the idea "totally broken." Breslow, who returned...
The Elder Scrolls Online Dev's Unannounced MMO Was Doing Well and Even Scaling Up as Xbox Cancelation Blindsided Staff, Sources Say
IGN
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July 3, 2025
Yesterday, amid the layoffs of around 9,100 staff at Microsoft including thousands from its Xbox Gaming Divisions, we learned that one of the impacted projects was an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax Online Studios. Now, IGN has learned that the...
Bospar named analyst relations AOR for HR, payroll software company Remote.com
PR Week
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July 3, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO: HR and payroll software company Remote.com has hired Bospar as its first analyst relations AOR to extend the company’s reach to market influencers and analyst firms. The independent agency is leading Remote.com’s work to raise its...
KIKO MILANO appoints Paul Crawford as VP of HR, North America
ETHRWorld EMEA
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July 3, 2025
KIKO MILANO has appointed Paul Crawford as Vice President of Human Resources for North America, signalling a strategic workforce investment as the global beauty brand deepens its presence in the region. In his new role, Crawford will lead HR...
Employment Rights Bill Legislation Roadmap Published – Sector Reaction
FE News
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July 1, 2025
The Government has published the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap, setting out timelines for measures in the Bill coming into effect. The rollout of all measures will follow a structured timeline, so that stakeholders can plan their...
Infosys Employee Caught Filming Women in Restroom
SightsIn Plus
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - In a deeply disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves through India’s corporate corridors, Infosys, one of the country’s largest IT services firms, has terminated a senior associate consultant after he was caught secretly...
Shorts at work: Should HR set a summer heatwave dress code?
HR Magazine
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July 3, 2025
As the UK's heatwave begins to subside, we asked commentators whether employees should dress differently in summer heat, and if HR should set the protocol. The BBC recently cited a YouGov poll published in 2022 that was conducted on the UK’s...
Recent College Graduates Face Higher Unemployment Than Other Workers - for the First Time in Decades
Slashdot
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July 7, 2025
"A growing group of young, college-educated Americans are struggling to find work," reports the Minnesota Star Tribune, "as the unemployment rate for recent graduates outpaces overall unemployment for the first time in decades." While the national...
Children’s rights commissioner warns of severe staff shortage
Cyprus Mail
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July 3, 2025
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Thursday sounded the alarm over staff shortages, saying that her department lacked the necessary human resources to deal with complaints quickly. “Only one officer handles the processing of...
Redefining the employee benefits playbook: Why one-size-fits-all is no longer enough
ETHRWorld
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July 3, 2025
Loop Health Roundtable ConferenceIn an era where personalisation drives nearly every aspect of life, the workplace can no longer remain an exception. At an exclusive closed-door roundtable hosted by ETHRWorld and Loop , senior HR, Total Rewards,...