Men are the winners in UAE gender balance awards

The United Arab Emirates Gender Balance Index award winners have been announced – and they are all men, despite an... The post Men are the winners in UAE gender balance awards appeared first... Read more »

Flexible working doesn’t diminish mums’ chronic stress

Biological indications for chronic stress are 40% higher in women bringing up two children while working full-time compared with colleagues... The post Flexible working doesn’t diminish mums’ chronic stress appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

Government to offer cash incentives in teacher retention battle

Teachers are to be offered cash incentives and more support with work-life balance in a bid to attract more recruits... The post Government to offer cash incentives in teacher retention battle appeared first... Read more »

Microsoft employee delighted at THIS part of employer’s paternity offering

A Microsoft employee has shared a heartwarming gift package sent to his baby from his employer as part of the software giants generous paternity offerings. Avi Shalom Ardon, a Finance Manager at... Read more »

Wetherspoon’s workers face dismissal for not sharing pro-Brexit material

Workers at pub chain Wetherspoons claim that they have been forced to hand out political pro-Brexit leaflets facing disciplinaries, bonus cuts or dismissal if they fail to comply. Guardian... Read more »

The internship that requires ‘impossible’ levels of experience

When recruiting for a role, employers are likely to want as many skills and as much previous work experience as a candidate can offer. Not only will this make them a more... Read more »

Laid-Off BuzzFeed Workers Demand Vacation Payout

BuzzFeed—a digital media company headquartered in New York City—should have paid recently laid-off workers the vacation time they earned but didn't use due to the demands of the job, according to a... Read more »

NLRB Scales Back Employee Protections

Fewer employees—unionized and nonunionized—will be covered by the National Labor Relations Act due to a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision limiting the definition of what constitutes “protected, concerted activity.” Read more »

E-Verify Is Back Up, Expect Processing Delays

Employers that participate in E-Verify, the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program, have until Feb. 11 to create and enter cases into the system for all hires made during the 35-day partial... Read more »

Viewpoint: The Case for Soft Skills

Students are clamoring for soft-skills training--and rallying against the traditional fiercely competitive corporate culture. And more employers than ever are demanding these skills, saying the lack of soft skills in leadership greatly... Read more »
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