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[US] Top 5 tools for employee retention in 2022 [US] Top 5 tools for employee retention in 2022

The traditional benefits, perks and incentives that helped deliver a positive employee experience in the past may be less relevant...
30 Mar 2022

[US] Black News Channel shut down days after hitting ratings high [US] Black News Channel shut down days after hitting ratings high

Princell Hair - BNC's president and CEO - told employees in a March 25 memo that the news network was...
28 Mar 2022

[US] California ‘job-killer’ would allow employees to walk off the job [US] California ‘job-killer’ would allow employees to walk off the job

SB 1044 would prohibit employers from taking any adverse action against employees who decide to leave work premises during a...
28 Mar 2022

[US] The EEOC offers guidance to protect workers with caregiving obligations [US] The EEOC offers guidance to protect workers with caregiving obligations

The EEOC has issued this new guidance in response to the way the COVID-19 pandemic has particularly affected employees with caregiver responsibilities.
24 Mar 2022

[US] Anti-union CEO returns to Starbucks in wake of unionisation movement [US] Anti-union CEO returns to Starbucks in wake of unionisation movement

Since December six US Starbucks stores have voted to unionise and at least 140 more in 27 states have filed...
23 Mar 2022

[US] Catch announces free personal payroll for freelancers [US] Catch announces free personal payroll for freelancers

Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been “a massive shift in America’s labour force with roughly 47 million...
22 Mar 2022

[US] House passes CROWN Act to ban race-based hairstyle discrimination [US] House passes CROWN Act to ban race-based hairstyle discrimination

The CROWN Act will prohibit discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle, with a specific focus on hairstyles associated with a particular...
21 Mar 2022