The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score
From today’s New York Times: A FEW YEARS AGO, Carol Kraemer, a longtime finance executive, took a new job. Her title, senior vice president, was impressive. The compensation was excellent:…
Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights
From today’s CNN Online: Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with…
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“An NDA Was Designed to Keep Me Quiet” – How Pinterest Undermines Equity in the Workplace
From today’s New York Times: Last March, I sat in a lawyer’s conference room and watched as my corporate account at Pinterest was suddenly shut off. For almost two years,…
Workers, Should You Tell the World How Much Money You Make?
From today’s New York Times: There are many questions Alison Green is asked as a columnist who writes about workplace issues. There was the woman who wanted to know if…
The Old Rules of the Workplace Aren’t Working. At Least Not for Women.
From today’s New York Times: Despite clear gains by women in so many aspects of society over the decades, their progress in the workplace seems to have stalled. It is…
Employers Are Finally Ready to Talk About How Much They Pay
From today’s Bloomberg News: Up until last week, none of the 170 employees working at Verve, a marketing company, knew what anyone else made. Now, everyone’s salary is listed on…
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SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action…
Opinion: Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway
From today’s New York Times: I am ashamed to say that until recently I was part of the majority: I am the chief executive of a company that gave different…
How To Make a Flexible Work Culture Work For All Employees in a Firm
From today’s Forbes: Imagine a work culture in which team members can connect, regardless of where, when and how they work. The traditional workspace is rapidly changing, and today’s businesses…
More Workers Are Claiming ‘Wage Theft’
From NYT “Business Day” August 31, 2014 by Steven Greenhouse: Week after week, Guadalupe Rangel worked seven days straight, sometimes 11 hours a day, unloading dining room sets, trampolines, television…