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Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1,000 miles from California to Seattle office instead of relocating
Starbucks says incoming CEO Brian Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks’s head office in Seattle on a corporate jet.
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63-year-old CEO shares the top 3 red flags she sees in employees: ‘No one wants to be in their presence'
Deryl McKissack, CEO of construction firm McKissack & McKissack, is no stranger to spotting toxic traits in the workplace. She looks for these three the most.
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Indeed to lay off 1,000 employees
The job website Indeed, which has headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut and Austin, Texas, is laying off around 1,000 people, which is around 8 percent of the company. No information has been released on how many jobs in Connecticut will be affected. “I am sad to share the news that we have made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount through…
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CT legislators want to expand paid sick leave. Here's what that means
Democrats on the legislature’s Labor Committee want to expand the state’s paid sick leave law to apply to all workers. It approved, anyone can earn up to 40 hours of paid sick time regardless of the size of the company they work for. “Connecticut likes to lead and unfortunately this is an area where we were leaders in 2011, but…
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Gov. Newsom signs $20 minimum wage bill for fast food workers in Calif.
Calfornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law today that will pay many of the state’s fast food workers a minimum wage of $20 an hour.
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Aug. 24 is America's unofficial call out sick day
According to analytics from Flamingo, Aug. 24 is the most common day for employees to call in sick, February is the sickest month and most sick days are for stomach issues.
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These are the most overworked cities in the US
FinanceBuzz ranked the most overworked cities among the 50 largest in the country.
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Will AI replace your job? New study reveals the professions most at-risk by 2030
Generative artificial intelligence is shaping the future of the U.S. labor force in ways that can impact career paths and industries moving forward, based on two new studies.
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US employers added a solid 209,000 jobs in June in sign of economy's resilience
The unemployment rate fell from 3.7% to 3.6%, near a five-decade low.
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As the world gets hotter, millions of workers face up to the challenge of heat stress and productivity losses
CNBC’s Sustainable Future takes a look at how rising temperatures could affect the world of work.
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Job interviews are getting longer — Here's why it could be a red flag
“It may cause the candidate to think about how this reflects on the company’s priorities … communication, and the value it places on people,” said one job seeker.
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1 in 5 employees are ‘loud quitting.' Here's why it's worse than ‘quiet quitting'
Loud quitters are employees who take actions that “directly harm” the organization, while undercutting its goals and opposing its leaders, said Gallup.
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Pregnant workers may get longer breaks, more time off and other accommodations as new law takes effect
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which takes effect Tuesday, requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant and postpartum people.
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Most employees say their well-being has worsened or stayed the same — But their bosses disagree, new survey says
“This shows that executives are disconnected from the reality of the workforce,” said Dan Schawbel, the managing partner of Workplace Intelligence.
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Teen Workers Are in High Demand for Summer and Commanding Better Pay
Thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, they have more sway than ever, with an array of jobs to choose from at ever higher wages.
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Summer Job Opportunities for Youth Ages 14 to 24
As a young boy, Fred Wright volunteered at Ebony Horsewomen Equestrian and Therapeutic Center in Hartford. “I was a troubled youth in school, pretty much the barn saved my life,” Fred Wright of Hartford said. Later as a teen, Wright was hired as an employee at the Ebony Horsewomen through the Connecticut Youth Employment Program. “It definitely helped us...
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State Youth Employment Program Aims to Give Teens Summer Jobs
The state Youth Employment Program is accepting applications for people between the ages of 14 and 24. The program helps place employees in a wide range of jobs.