Amazon asks its employees to return to the office five days a week
LOS ANGELES — According to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon employees will return to the office five days a week starting January 2, 2025. Since May 1, 2023, workers have been working on-site three days a week and…
If you want to celebrate Women’s Equality Day, start by reevaluating the performance feedback you give women in the workplace
The opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. To mark Women’s Equality Day, our social media feeds will be full of inspirational quotes, platitudes and disappointment about how far we are from true equality. This year’s theme is “Inspire…
Australia follows France with a law on the “right to switch off” for employees
On Monday, millions of workers in Australia were granted the legal right to “switch off,” allowing them to ignore inappropriate contact from employers outside of working hours – to the chagrin of big industry. Employees can now refuse to monitor,…
Young people in China are fed up with the relentless demands of work and the weakening economy and are simply quitting.
Most days, Chen Zi Jun begins her morning with Muay Thai or yoga before exploring temples or markets in the oppressive heat of northern Thailand. This is a far cry from the relentless workload she left behind in China in…
Half of US workers want flexibility when working remotely
AdobeStock FAccording to a new national survey from Eagle Hill Consulting, 50 percent of U.S. workers say they prefer to work for a company that offers remote and hybrid work flexibility. In addition, half of workers said they would consider…
High-performing female employees receive negative feedback more often than men
It seems as though women have to overcome a terrible hurdle to climb the corporate ladder. Yet even when they outperform their peers, female employees still have to bear the brunt of criticism. About 76 percent of top-performing working women…
