By Liz Stinson The office has become a place of contentious experimentation. It’s never been harder to know what the office means to workers today, and what it might mean in the future. Companies’ return-to-office mandates have created rifts between employers and employees, who are often at odds when it comes to where the … Continue reading RTO in 2024: Fast Company’s 8-point guide for designing an office your workers actually want to return to
By Margot Faraci “Just do it.” That’s what Nike’s new return-to-office mandate amounts to. The sportswear giant recently informed employees that beginning in January, they will be required to come into the company’s headquarters four days a week. The company said in a statement that there’s “power and energy that comes from working together … Continue reading There is a productivity crisis in the workplace. Here’s how to solve it—without terrifying workers
SpaceX workers face above-average injury rates as Musk prioritizes Mars over safety, report finds A Reuters investigation found hundreds of previously unreported injuries. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, Nov 12, 2023 Veronica Cardenas / reuters A Reuters investigation into unsafe working conditions at SpaceX has uncovered more than 600 injuries going back to 2014 that have … Continue reading SpaceX workers face above-average injury rates as Musk prioritizes Mars over safety, report finds
By Wilfred Chan November 07, 2023 Most of President Biden’s recent executive order on AI focused on hot-button areas like tackling safety risks and maintaining the pace of innovation. But buried in the middle of the sprawling decree was a short section on “supporting workers.” In that section, Biden directed certain federal agencies to … Continue reading Is Biden doing enough to protect workers from AI?
By Sam Becker October 27, 2023 With the pandemic mostly behind us, U.S. companies are slowly rolling out return-to-office mandates for many white-collar workers. In fact, 90% of them plan to implement such policies by the end of next year, according to an August survey from Resume Builder. For employers, getting workers back into … Continue reading RTO or retire? Employers may be all too happy to push older workers to decide
By Angela Surra and Lisa Deshantz-Cook October 21, 2023 Menopause impacts nearly half of the global workforce. And according to the Mayo Clinic, menopause costs American women $1.8 billion in lost working time each year. Employers aren’t doing enough to address the issue. Unfortunately, menopause symptoms don’t stop when you walk into your office, … Continue reading 6 steps teams can take to better support workers in menopause
By Emily Price October 05, 2023 When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October of last year, he made headlines for his abrasive management style. The takeover, described by The New York Times as “two weeks of chaos,” resulted in widespread layoffs and employee lawsuits, and reportedly caused managers to vomit into trash cans. … Continue reading Leadership experts on why Elon Musk contagion is a nightmare scenario for workers
By Jennifer Alsever October 05, 2023 Lying is becoming pretty standard throughout the job interview process—and it’s especially prevalent among more educated candidates, higher earners, and even company hiring managers, according to new surveys. As many as 70% of workers said they have lied on their resumes, with 37% admitting that they lie frequently, … Continue reading Who lies on resumes more often? High earners and workers with advanced degrees, it turns out
By Associated Press October 04, 2023 Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers, who say understaffing is hurting patient care, walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major healthcare strike amid an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and work stoppages. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country’s larger insurers and healthcare … Continue reading 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers are on strike in multiple states
By Associated Press September 27, 2023 Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city’s economic backbone.The Culinary Workers Union hasn’t gone on strike in more than three decades. The union didn’t immediately … Continue reading Las Vegas hospitality workers just overwhelmingly authorized a casino and hotel strike
