Continuing with the wave of executive departures, which initiated in December, Google’s chief compliance officer for more than a decade, Andy Hinton resigned and left the organization in March, 2020. According to Hinton’s interview with CNBC, he revealed he had departed from the company in late March to join a startup called #NotMe as their advisor. He refuted the claims that mounting controversies at Google were the reason for his departure.
In an internal memo, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., revealed its plans to slash about 4,000 jobs in the UK and also suspend stock buybacks as demand declined in its international business amid COVID-19 crisis during the chain’s latest quarter. The pharmacy chain revealed on Thursday that the global pandemic had sliced out about $700 million to $750 million in sales for its quarter ended 31 May, 2020. The biggest impact was felt on its global retail-pharmacy business.
According to research by McKinsey & Company, the inclusive organizations that would welcome diverse talent would be more likely to emerge stronger post the COVID-19 crisis. However, as per the report, employers seem to unintentionally miss creating an environment that would make LGBTQ employees feel welcomed. The report titled LGBTQ+ voices: Learning from lived experiences – stated LGBTQ community struggles with bringing their authentic selves to work. The report was released on 25 June, 2020 and had more than 2,000 LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ employees at various organizations globally contributing to it. The contributors ranged from entry-level employees to CEO.
According to two separate lawsuits filed on Wednesday by the two former employees of WeWork Companies, the company was accused of racial and sexual discrimination. The complaint was followed by at least two similar complaints alleging widespread bias against both Black and female workers at the office-sharing company. The two ex-employees complaint they were marginalized and were ultimately forced to leave the organization because of their color and sex.
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In a recent incident of organizations facing lawsuit for sexual harassment, Telemundo and its parent companies, including NBC Universal and Comcast Corporation have been slapped a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former employee. The ex-employee – one Matilde Santana, who sought damages that exceeded $75,000 – in her complaint claimed her manager made sexual advances, comments and jokes towards her as well as other female employees. She also claimed that the manager’s behavior was encouraged by Telemundo’s general manager.
According to a spokesperson Away co-founder Steph Korey would step down later this year from her position as co-CEO! The move was a succession plan that was put into the motion at the beginning of this year stated the statement released by the company. It also clarified that the move was no way a result of the recent social media activity, which some news outlets reported.
In an internal communication, German logistics group Deutsche Post reported a growth of about 16% increase in second-quarter operating profit. The report was shared on Tuesday, along with the announcement that the company would pay 500,000 employees a bonus of about $339 as a reward for the efforts during the global pandemic crisis.
According to a CompTIA analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics data IT employment in June added about 227,000 positions across industries. The statement also revealed that in May about 28,000 net technology positions were added. It also stated that improvement in tech sector recruitment was driven by areas like tech manufacturing, which added about 7,300 jobs in June.
In a recent development at CALIBRE, the organization has promoted Laura Giangiuli to senior vice president and chief human resources officer as part of the organization’s redesign. Giangiuli has had been the organization since 2004 and she was hired as a benefits specialist. Giangiuli has been an integral part of the CALIBRE’s organizational redesign and hiring mission.
According to a recent report by law firm Fisher Phillips, it was found there had been a significant rise in the employment-related lawsuits that stemmed from the coronavirus pandemic in the month of June. The claims involving discrimination and employee leave emerged as the most common, stated the report. Fisher Phillips, a labor and employment firm revealed about 43% of all the COVID-19 related cases, it tracked were filed in federal and state courts in June.
In a latest development related to pandemic, Brazilian airline Azul SA had laid off about1,000 employees. The move contends with the economic fallout from measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a press release, Denny’s has plans to recruit 10,000 restaurant-level employees for both its company owned and franchise owned restaurants in the US by the end of 2020. The casual dining store would be hiring for various positions including cooks, servers, and restaurant managers, the press release stated.
In a recent development, a Black Facebook worker filed a complaint against the social media giant on Thursday. The complainant claimed the Facebook’s commitment to diversity and civil rights, not forgetting its support for the Black Lives Matter movement, hides widespread discrimination against the people of color. According to the complaint filed by the employee it was revealed that the discrimination is prevalent during hiring, performance evaluations, promotions and even salaries.
In an internal mail sent to the employees, Tesla HR informed the employees about the period of reduced salaries coming ended on 29 June 2020. Tesla had initiated the job cuts by 10% to 30% for its salaried employees in mid-April citing coronavirus pressures on the business. In the current mail sent by Tesla HR to its global employees on 1st July 2020, shared the details about forthcoming performance review process.
According to a blogpost by Microsoft President Brad Smith, dated 30 June 2020, it was revealed Microsoft along with its LinkedIn unit had launched a global skills initiative to help candidates acquire skills for in-demand roles. The blogpost stated the goal was to increase the digital skills of 25 million employees globally by the end of 2020. Smith in his post stated that the global pandemic has brought to the limelight the ever-widening skills gap globally, which needs to be ‘closed’ with a greater urgency in order to accelerate economic recovery.
The protest against racial discrimination has shaken up the C-Suite executives of numerous high profile organizations around the world. The protest has escalated the demands for racial equality and accountability at the workplace amid a month of Black Lives Matter protests. The stepping down CEOs and leaders ranging from media, tech, and politics have asked for their successors to be the people of color.
In a recent development related to coronavirus, the German automaker Mercedes Benz, revealed it has resumed a second shift in its factory located in Sao Bernardo do Campo, an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The move at its Brazilian unit is to increase social distancing among employees as sales slowly gained momentum.
According to the latest US labor report, while there is a further improvement in a hammered market, the real trend would not be immediately clear as the report was issued early morning. The misclassification of the unemployed workers led to the official unemployment rate to understate the degree of joblessness in America during coronavirus.
In a recent incident of racism, California regulators had sued Cisco System for racial discrimination of an Indian-American employee. The lawsuit stated that the employee was harassed by his two managers as he was from a lower caste than them. While the US employment law does not categorically bar caste-based discrimination, however, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing had contended in the lawsuit stating the Hindu faith’s lingering caste system is based on protected classes such as religion.
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 47.2% of Americans are jobless. The BLS statistics revealed the employment-population ratio had plunged to about 52.8% in May, which meant that almost half of the US population was still out of job showcasing the amount of healing US labor market has to undergo.
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