55% of leaders say they’re concered about having enough talent to fill roles in the year ahead as AI skills become more relevant than ever before, new study finds. Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images Today’s winners are learning how to leverage artificial intelligence to stay competitive and relevant — employees and businesses alike. “AI … Read more
Paid leave for prenatal care is poised to become a national women’s health initiative. That’s now that New York has become the first state to mandate a standalone entitlement to paid prenatal leave. In April, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to New York labor law to require employers to provide up to … Read more
The ChatGPT chat screen on a laptop computer and logo on a smartphone arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images AI usage in the workplace is at an all-time high with workers determined to get ahead of their busy schedules, but … Read more
Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gen Z are digital natives and have quickly adopted AI, using it for everything from assignment research to planning holidays. But, it seems, they’ve been making mistakes along the way. Shoshana Davis, a Gen Z career expert and founder of the career consultancy Fairy Job Mother, told … Read more
Is being nice holding you back at work? One viral TikTok has young workers up in arms about the perils of being pleasant in the workplace. A TikToker who goes by the name Jacqueline recently posted a TikTok video where she claimed that people who are “a pleasure to work with” will “never get promoted.” … Read more
Hundreds of protestors including Google workers are gathered in front of Google’s San Francisco offices and shut down traffic at One Market Street block on Thursday evening, demanding an end to its work with the Israeli government, and to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, in San Francisco, California, United States on December 14, 2023. Anadolu … Read more
Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture for millions of people. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency in charge of enforcing the law, adopted an expansive view of conditions related to pregnancy … Read more
As more employees seek ‘green’ perks and more companies return to pre-pandemic office work, commuting is a likely place to focus efforts to embed climate change within workplace benefits culture. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images More workers in today’s labor market want to take action on climate change in some way … Read more
Anastasiia Yanishevska | Istock | Getty Images While relatively few companies have shifted to a four-day workweek, the advent of artificial intelligence apps like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini could hasten the shift. A recent survey by Tech.co of 1,000 U.S.-based business leaders found that the companies that had extensive experience using AI were more than twice … Read more
Chipotle and Walmart have been among the movers in the universe of big U.S. corporations when it comes to raising pay and offering debt-free college tuition assistance to large, low-wage workforces. Now, they’re sharing another tactic the companies say will have a long-term payoff for employees: publicly traded stock splits. In a rapidly rising stock … Read more
