World Sep 14 China is raising its retirement age in response to aging workforce and declining population By Huizhong Wu, Emily Wang, Associated Press
Economy Jul 31 A sign inflation may keep cooling: Paychecks grew more slowly this spring Higher wages and benefits are good for employees, but slower pay growth will likely reassure Fed officials that inflation is steadily falling back to their 2 percent target. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Jun 03 CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers’ budgets The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13 percent last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers. By Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
World May 01 PHOTOS: May Day protests mark turbulent times Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with protests Wednesday over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display. By Mehmet Guzel, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Economy Apr 23 ‘Noncompete’ agreements would be barred for most employees under this new rule According to the FTC, 30 million people — roughly one in five workers — are now subject to such restrictions. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Apr 22 Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:59 The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Nearly one-third of large U.S. firms are exploring new schedules like the four-day workweek. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what happened at some companies that tried out a four-day, 32-hour week at the same pay. Continue watching
Nov 03 Labor marker remains resilient despite slower job growth last month By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Last month’s job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid enough to suggest that many companies still want to hire and that the economy remains sturdy. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:04 Why pharmacy workers are going on strike amid widespread store closures By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery Finding a neighborhood pharmacist is becoming more challenging. Over the past two years, CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid have either closed or announced plans to close hundreds of stores. At many of the remaining locations, worsening working conditions have led… Continue watching
Nov 30 What managers need to know about quiet firing By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis Quiet firing is when a manager assigns an employee fewer responsibilities or otherwise neglects them in a passive attempt to get the employee to quit. Continue reading