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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...
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...
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...
Some workers are quitting over their depressing office designs, but AV tech is helping
TechSpot
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July 7, 2025
In brief: It's not just home comforts that make people opt for remote work. Offices can be depressing places – their dull, ugly, boring designs can impact workers' mental health, to the point that many employees are considering quitting. Most...
City of Moline Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met June 4.
Rock Island Today - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
City of Moline Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met June 4. Here are the minutes provided by the board: BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PRESENT COMMISSIONERS: Tilford Flowers Karen Dahlstrom STAFF: Darren...
KPMG in Azerbaijan launches China Desk to support growing investment from China
Azertag
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July 7, 2025
Baku, July 7, AZERTAC KPMG in Azerbaijan has announced the launch of China Desk, a dedicated platform aimed at supporting the growing number of Chinese companies interested in doing business in Azerbaijan and the broader Caucasus and Central Asia...
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...
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...
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...
BU announces 120 layoffs amid financial difficulties
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
Local News About 120 staff members at Boston University are set to lose their jobs amid a new round of layoffs. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe By Ross Cristantiello July 7, 2025 | 11:29 AM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your...
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...
BVIHSA hires consultant for salary review
The BVI Beacon
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July 7, 2025
At a time when healthcare facilities across the territory are facing staffing shortages, the BVI Health Services Authority has hired a consultant to undertake a comprehensive compensation review and job reclassification exercise. The contract for...
Employers say AI skills aren't just for tech majors anymore. How colleges are responding
Los Angeles Times
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July 1, 2025
By the time Christian Vivas enrolled in a new artificial intelligence program at Miami Dade College, he had already experimented with using ChatGPT to help him write emails to clients of the creative media studio he owns. Vivas, 37, said most of...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
City hall releases new report about human resources plan
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
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June 29, 2025
The City of Maple Ridge has released One City: Our Voice, which is a publication highlighting progress under its People Strategy and the 2022–2025 Human Resources Strategic Plan. “This report reflects the progress we’ve made and, more importantly,...
Business News | AI and Upskilling Drive HR Transformation in 2025, Reveals Capterra India Survey
Latestly
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July 3, 2025
VMPL Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], July 3: Capterra India announced its 2025 HR Software Trends Survey, shedding light on the transformative shifts within India's human resources landscape. The comprehensive survey, which includes insights from 294...