In this week's HR headlines round-up: The cost of 'workplace injustice' is revealed; Walmart pledges bonuses for hourly staff; Trumps promises to ban tax … Read more
Why workplace reward programs don’t actually motivate employees
TLNT's 'HR essay' series returns - this time with Lisa Sharapata from the Arbinger Institute, arguing that rewards have zero impact on motivation, … Read more
Boeing whistleblower says warnings were ignored; IBM tells managers to return or quit
In this week's HR news round-up: IBM gets tough on managers not coming to the office; whistleblowers berate Boeing's culture of speed over safety: Read more
Walmart managers get bumper 9.4% pay rise; eBay slashes 9% of its workforce
Walmart workers managers to get bumper pay rises America’s largest private employer, Walmart, has announced it will be offering its managers pay rises of … Read more
The Surprising Endurance of Signing Bonuses
Employers are continuing to offer one-time payments at rates well above pre-pandemic levels. Read more
McDonald’s franchisee fined for using child labor; government agency misclassified staff
Some staff have been paid too much; while other workers have not been paid at all. Check out this week's top HR stories that caught our eye: Read more
GM staff to pocket record profit share; calling veterans ‘heroes’ limits their careers
GM staff set to pocket record profit share A union-negotiated formula that requires General Motors to give a profit share to workers at a rate of $1,000 … Read more
Employee ownership: The secret to attraction and retention?
The Great Resignation; Quiet Quitting; Quiet Firing. Whatever the buzzwords, there’s no doubt about one thing: companies are struggling to find enough … Read more
Musk creating at-work sleeping areas; Apple accused of ‘psychological warfare’
Musk reportedly installing bedrooms in Twitter HQ Controversial Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has reportedly converted office space into bedrooms, to enable … Read more
Amazon shows off newest delivery drone; South Dakota bans staff using TikTok on federal de…
Amazon shows off urban ‘driverless’ delivery drone The spectre of technology killing off jobs came a little bit closer this week, as Amazon showed off its … Read more