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Atlanta Apple store is the first to file for union election
An employee arranges Apple iPhones as customer shop at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue shortly after new products went on sale in Manhattan, in New York City, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters An Apple retail store in the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, has filed for a union election, the Communication Workers […]
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What we learned from the Biden, Harris tax returns, according to experts
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden signed H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act,” in Washingtonon March 29, 2022. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have released their 2021 tax returns, and there are a few key takeaways for the average American, experts […]
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Here’s how to choose a health insurance plan that fits your budget and life
Most Americans struggle to figure out which health insurance plan will save them money. It is a process that can be confusing, time-consuming and costly. A study of almost 24,000 employees at a major Fortune 100 company found that 61% of them chose the wrong plan for their needs. The average employee could have saved […]
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Apple retail union organizers want workers to be paid at least $30 per hour
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Workers who hope to organize a union at Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store want workers to be paid a minimum of $30 per hour, according to a website for the group, Fruit Stand Workers […]
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CEOs made a median $20 million last year—254 times more than the average worker
The CEO-to-worker pay gap is widening yet again, as top executives who took pandemic pay cuts more than recovered lost earnings in the last year. CEOs made 254 times more than the average worker in 2021, up 7% from the year prior, according to the Equilar 100, which offers an early look at CEO compensation […]
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Apple retail union organizers want to be paid at least $30 per hour
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Workers who hope to organize a union at Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store want to be paid a minimum of $30 per hour, according to a website for the group, Fruit Stand Workers United, […]
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Apple workers at New York’s Grand Central store take steps to unionize
People shop in an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal, January 29, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Workers at Apple’s flagship Grand Central Terminal retail store in New York City are taking steps to unionize, teeing up a potential labor battle with the iPhone maker. Organizers, who have dubbed […]
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4 people on how their company’s switch to work-from-anywhere spurred them to move around the world
While some companies continue to debate remote and hybrid work for their teams, others are embracing a more flexible work-from-anywhere approach. Atlassian, an Australia-based software company with employees around the world, introduced its own “Team Anywhere” policy in August 2020, which allows its 7,388 employees to relocate to another city or country where the company […]
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3 ways hiring this ‘under-tapped pool’ of talent can benefit Asia’s workforce
Businesses around the world have been facing labor shortages as many people quit their jobs — and Asia is no exception. A 2021 Mercer survey found that employers from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand observed a higher turnover rate, especially at the mid-career level, when compared with previous years. The Great Resignation isn’t ending […]
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Looking for talent during the Great Resignation? It’s time to push the boundaries, says recruitment firm’s CEO
The current “war for talent” and difficulty filling jobs is an opportunity for companies to push the boundaries of who they traditionally hire and appreciate the strength of diversity, including disability, the CEO of recruitment firm PageGroup has told CNBC. Steve Ingham, who has been CEO of the company since 2006, recently joined Steve Rowe, […]
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