Personnel
Amazon faces probe by federal prosecutors and OSHA into warehouse safety
A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images Federal prosecutors in New York and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are inspecting a handful of Amazon warehouses as part of […]
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Microsoft president sees ‘new era’ of stagnating labor pool
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images U.S. companies are facing a “new era” in which fewer people are entering the workforce and pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent, Microsoft president […]
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Restaurants are short-staffed, and that’s taking a big toll on customers and workers alike
A waiter works at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Jeff Rothenberg has grown accustomed to long wait times at restaurants, even when tables are visibly open. “Another restaurant we went to had open seats outside, but when we went to the host, they mentioned […]
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Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn
An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon announced Friday it would create more than 4,000 permanent jobs in the U.K. in 2022, defying a wave of job cuts in the tech industry. The roles will include job functions in software development, product management, and engineering, as well as operational duties […]
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Inflation poses a ‘clear and present danger,’ says Manchin: Economists weigh in on how it can hurt and help consumers
A person shops for groceries on March 10, 2022 in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation hit a new 40-year high in June, and policymakers are working feverishly to tame it — perhaps even risking recession to do so. Jerome Powell, chair […]
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U.S. inflation jumped by 9.1% in June, a four-decade high: Here’s what you need to know about inflation
Americans paid much higher prices for goods and services in June compared to a year earlier, as inflation continued to soar, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The consumer price index is one of the primary measures of inflation. CPI jumped to 9.1% last month from a year ago, above the 8.8% Dow Jones estimate. That […]
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Delivery startup Gopuff cuts 10% of its global workforce and closes 76 U.S. warehouses
A bag of groceries with the logo of American on-demand delivery start-up Gopuff. Gopuff Delivery startup Gopuff is cutting 10% of its global workforce and closing 76 U.S. warehouses, according to a letter to investors. The layoffs impact about 1,500 employees who will be notified throughout Tuesday, the letter said. The company is also closing […]
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Microsoft cuts small percentage of employees as new fiscal year begins
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday it cut a small number of workers, days after the software maker began its 2023 fiscal year, […]
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Amazon issued 13,000 disciplinary notices at a single U.S. warehouse
(L-R) Gerald Bryson, co-founder of the Amazon Labor Union, Eric Smith, Amazon employee and member of the Amazon Labor Union, and Tristan Dutchin, Amazon employee and Amazon Labor Union organizer, join other employees, union members and supporters to celebrate in the evening of April 1, 2022, in Brooklyn, NY. Earlier that day, Amazon workers votes […]
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Auto dealerships are facing a shortage of technicians to fix cars. Here’s why
It’s not just hard to buy a new car these days — it’s getting tough to even get one fixed. There just aren’t enough workers to do the job. Dealers and auto repair shops are struggling to recruit and retain technicians and other service department workers. Auto dealerships, like many industries, are feeling the effects […]
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