Employees in Asia are spending the most time looking busy at work
Workers in Asia are spending the most time on ”performative work” — in other words, focusing on appearing busy more than doing real, productive work. […]
Labor economy
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans
After three years of haphazard plans for getting workers back at their desks, the return-to-office movement has entered a phase of remorse. A whopping 80% […]
Forget ‘quiet quitting’ — ‘loud laborers’ are killing workplace morale
For two years, workers have embraced the concept of ”quiet quitting,” as they reject hustle-culture and prioritize work-life balance. But for a long time, you’ve […]
India job seekers value flexibility over pay, Indeed survey shows
Workers in India are far from ready to return to the pre-pandemic days of working in an office, five days a week. That’s according to […]
Supreme Court affirmative action poses challenges in hiring
Affirmative action supporters and counterprotesters shout at each other outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023. Kent Nishimura | Los […]
What’s at stake for workers and their rights amid ’summer of strikes’
Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild members and supporters on a picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 17, 2023. […]
Whether U.S. seniors among developed world’s poorest depends on data used
Peopleimages | E+ | Getty Images Is old-age income poverty too high? Consider this thought exercise: What is a tolerable poverty rate among American seniors? […]
Canadian West Coast port workers vote yes to ratify a tentative deal. Railroad congestion continues
Shipping containers are loaded onto rail cars at the Global Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | […]
Google offers on-campus hotel ’special’ to lure workers back in
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Getty Images Google is hoping to lure workers back to the office with a new on-site hotel special, but some workers […]
Japan, India are Asia’s most expensive countries to send overseas workers
Japan’s salary and benefits packages for expats remained the highest in Asia, a new report has found. The average expatriate package in Japan costs employers […]