Versailles is an amazing vacation destination, but it’s also a court destination for French Ikea officials where they face charges of spying on employees. According to The Guardian, Jean-François Paris, Ikea France’s former director of risk management, spent upwards of €600,000 a year on private investigators who spied on employees. The
A year into the pandemic, and we’re all tired of Zoom meetings, but one woman may owe her life to a Zoom court hearing. State attorney assistant Deborah Davis noticed that the victim in a domestic abuse hearing acted strangely, and she asked the Judge to investigate. The police came and
New York State just passed a law–effective March 12, 2021–that requires businesses to provide four hours of paid time off (PTO) for each Covid-19 vaccination an employee receives. This means, with two shots required for Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, an employee receives eight hours of PTO, while if you
Employees’ mental health is a big concern; especially now, due to the negative impact the pandemic has on mental health. But what do you do when an employee seems to be forgetful? What about when you notice a decline in their ability to do their job? For example,
With 18.5 percent of the US having received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose and 9.5 percent being fully vaccinated (as of March 9, 2021), it’s time to reap some rewards finally! Just not at work. The CDC released guidelines that reduced restrictions on fully vaccinated people, but, as employment attorney
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that Texas businesses can open at full capacity without masks starting next week. Texans, Abbott explained, can be responsible for their own safety. Earlier on Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves in a Tweet announced that businesses in his state would also be allowed to operate at
UPDATE: Trader Joe’s responded. Their response is at the bottom. Trader Joe’s employee Ben Bonnema wrote a long letter to Trader Joe’s Ceo Dan Bane, detailing some health and safety issues Bonnema saw in his store. trader joe's just fired me for sending this letter to the ceo, saying
Carl Hart, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University, thinks all drugs should be legal. That’s not a shocking viewpoint–the state of Oregon just decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, and LSD. Portugal did the same but way back in 2001. But, he’s taking a step further
The best people for certain jobs may not have perfect résumés. Oh, sure, they’ll have the skills you need, but you might spot a “their” that should be “there” or vice versa. Many hiring managers reject such people on the spot. Research suggests that this may be a bad idea. Typos
Nobody wants this pandemic to end faster than restaurant owners, whose businesses have suffered greatly. To get restaurants up and running, New York State added restaurant workers to the list of people eligible for a vaccine. Waitress Bonnie Jacobson’s employer, the Red Hook Tavern, made vaccination mandatory. Jacobson refused–citing fertility
