Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, is unwavering as he reflects on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced that generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his team and saw a workforce not fully on board. His ultimate response: He ripped the company down to the studs, replacing nearly 80% of …
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NCAA report: Harbaugh viewed Michigan compliance staff as ‘thorn in his side’
While Connor Stalions and his sign-stealing operation at Michigan took center stage Friday, there was a behind-the-scenes feud bubbling over between Jim Harbaugh and the school’s compliance department in 2023. The NCAA’s 74-page report described a disdain and lack of respect for compliance, the folks charged with making sure rules are being followed. NCAA officials used interviews with several folks …
Read More »Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights – Reuters
Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights Reuters Air Canada travelers brace for impact: What to know if your flight is canceled | CNN Business CNN Air Canada strike: Hundreds of flights grounded as industrial action begins BBC Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration The New York Times Air Canada no longer wants to negotiate Canadian Union of Public …
Read More »CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules : NPR
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC, in February. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s attempt to lay off the vast majority of its employees can proceed. The case concerns the reduction in force that the …
Read More »Flight to California diverted after unruly passenger yells slurs at staff – East Bay Times
A flight traveling to Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to Colorado on Wednesday after an intoxicated passenger yelled racist slurs at airline staff. A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities. The flight diverted after the passenger was waving a …
Read More »Exclusive: HSBC plans major global expansion of office, staff surveillance, documents show – Reuters
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Read More »‘Severe’ staff shortages at US veterans’ hospitals, watchdog finds | Trump administration
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is experiencing “severe” staff shortages at all its hospitals, with the number of shortages increasing by 50% this fiscal year, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog. The report, released on Tuesday, came a day after the Guardian revealed the department had lost thousands of healthcare professionals deemed “core” to …
Read More »Walmart broadens 10% staff discount to include most grocery products
(Reuters) -Walmart is expanding its 10% employee discount to nearly all of its grocery items, including dairy and meat, through the year, the company’s chief people officer told its staff in a letter on Wednesday. The discount, previously limited to fresh produce and general merchandise such as apparel, now extends to almost all food categories — including milk, meat, dry …
Read More »AMD CEO won’t offer $100 million salaries to poach talent like Mark Zuckerberg. She says it’s more important staff don’t feel like ‘a cog in the wheel’
“I think competition for talent is fierce. I am a believer, though, that money is important, but frankly, it’s not necessarily the most important thing when you’re attracting talent,” Lisa Su, CEO of $284 billion semiconductor giant AMD, recently told Wired. “I think it’s important to be in the zip code [of those numbers], but then it’s super important to …
Read More »‘Crazy!!’: How BLS staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Depressing.” “CRAZY!!” That’s how staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics reacted after President Donald Trump fired its commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, after a dismal jobs report issued Aug. 1 undermined the White House’s claims of an economic boom. The emails obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act suggest an agency with little of …
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