Wells Fargo Is Clawing Back Executive Bonuses
Earlier this month we learned that Wells Fargo fired thousands of front line bank employees for creating over 2 million “ghost accounts” for existing customers. Today the bank announced that they would be clawing back millions of bonuses from its executive team. The “ghost account” scheme allowed Wells Fargo retail bank employees, who are considered sales […]
How Should HR Deal with Cyberbullying?
Technology and an unending stream of social media messages, notifications, and alerts have invaded our personal lives more than ever before – leaving the door wide open for the bullies of yesterday to get off the playground and into the Twittersphere. How Should HR Deal with Cyberbullying? It’s almost comical to hear of exes […]
3 Important HR Issues in Last Night’s Presidential Debate
3 Important HR Issues in Last Night’s Presidential Debate There’s a cluster of HR-related political issues that I’ve been keeping an eye throughout the Presidential primaries and now the general election campaign: immigration, job creation, parental leave and support, and trade deals. Last night, in their first debate Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump touched on […]
Starbucks Baristas Can Now Dress to Impress (Or Not)
Last week Starbucks announced that it was relaxing its store level dress code to allow shorts, skirts, leggings, brightly dyed hair and even hats. The wider variety of clothing options may be worn in black, grey, navy, brown, or patterns in these colour and must be paired with Starbucks’ green apron. Hair can now be dyed […]
6 Ways to Advance Gender Equality in the C-Suite
This blog first appeared on The Economist’s Executive Education blog here. The author, Kate Rodriguez is a former senior career search researcher and government analyst who covers career development and higher education marketing for The Economist Careers Network. In 2016 top management still looks old-school. Despite research showing that professional women have the same leadership aspirations as men […]
This Employee Beat Dress Code Discrimination With Cosplay
After being told that her ponytail and headscarf did not meet dress code requirements, June J. Rivas gave up on regular professional attire and instead wore costumes of her favourite film, comic and game characters to work. Rivas posted 20 cosplay selfies on Facebook and explained that she came “to work each day in an outfit […]
