Personnel
Tech companies fight low morale and attrition with more equity grants as their stocks get slammed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Tech companies are looking to issue new stock and cash perks as slumping share prices weigh on employees’ wallets and morale. Robinhood, Snap, Roku and Uber are among those offering more equity grants or cash compensation amid drops in their […]
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Delta gives employees 4% raises, first pay increase since before the pandemic
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Delta Air Lines on Thursday said it would give most of its 75,000 employees a 4% pay raise, their […]
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Covid pushed nearly 5 million more in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty, says Asian Development Bank
A man ties up used cardboard boxes he salvaged to sell for recycling in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bay Ismoyo | Afp | Getty Images Southeast Asia is grappling with high poverty levels as recurring waves of Covid-19 have dealt a blow to the region’s labor market, said the Asian Development Bank. Last year, the pandemic pushed […]
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Work at a small employer? You likely pay high 401(k) fees
Yongyuan | E+ | Getty Images Workers who save in a 401(k) plan offered by a small business pay fees that are twice as high as those paid by employees who work at the largest companies in the U.S. The smallest workplace retirement plans (those with less than $25 million in aggregate savings) charge total […]
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SoftBank’s Arm plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs after collapse of $40 billion Nvidia deal
SAM YEH | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — British chip designer Arm is planning to cut up to 1,000 jobs, or 15% of its workforce, just weeks after its $40 billion deal with Nvidia collapsed. Widely regarded as the jewel in the crown of the U.K. tech sector, Arm employs employs around 6,400 people […]
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