Meta starts eliminating jobs in shift to find AI talent
CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that Meta would cut 5% of its workforce — as many 3,600 people.
Meta launches advisory council to review AI products
Mark Zuckerberg's group will offer guidance on the company's artificial intelligence and technology advancements.
Amazon, Facebook, Pfizer join efforts to create jobs for Afghan refugees
A recent poll found that 81% of Americans feel the U.S. should support Afghans who worked with our troops.
Facebook to bring back NYC office workers starting in July
The long-awaited return to work is starting to become a reality for some employees.
Facebook turns part of headquarters campus into a vaccine site
Facebook will convert part of its headquarters into a vaccination clinic for under-served communities.
Facebook offers paid leave to victims of domestic violence
As local governments have issued stay-at-home orders and shut down businesses to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the past year, cases of domestic violence have increased.
Moved during COVID? A third of bosses say they’ll cut your pay
Employers are also studying how to account for the costs of remote work, such as adding more benefits for emergency child care or reimbursements for using home technology.
Amazon to let employees work from home through June 2021
Amazon joins other companies including Facebook and Twitter that have delayed return to work plans.
Goldman and GM among 34 firms to share private diversity data
The initiative is part of a broader push to compel workforce transparency at companies that have made explicit statements of support for equality.
Big firms are (finally) boosting childcare benefits
Companies are starting to realize that they can’t leave working parents twisting in the wind, trying to figure this out individually with their supervisors — the problem is too big.
How WeWork can respond to demand for post-pandemic workspaces
For companies unwilling to commit to multi-year leases without knowing what the new normal looks like, WeWork offers a way to get temporary or flexible space with amenities that still let workers collaborate in person.
Sheryl Sandberg says business barriers for Black women rise in pandemic
Black women have it the hardest in corporate America, and it will be even more difficult for them to overcome systemic barriers to advancement in a pandemic, according to Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
Facebook accused by Black manager of systemic discrimination
A complaint was filed with the EEOC for allegedly discriminating against existing employees and job applicants.
Is working from home forever the new reality? It is for these companies
Tech companies are leading the way on allowing employees to work from home permanently. The model is starting to take hold in other industries as well.
Work from home forever? Businesses are divided on that
As some executives extol its virtues, other tech leaders aren’t so sure, opening a growing divide inside the industry over the future of work.
With coronavirus lurking, conferences wrestle with whether to cancel
Some of the country’s leading tech companies, like Facebook and IBM, have canceled upcoming conferences or restricted “nonessential” travel.
How workplaces are impacted by the global viral outbreak
WeWork is temporarily closing 55 offices across China and Facebook employees based at the epicenter of the virus are also being told to work from home.
Benefits Think Tech companies have stepped up with solutions. Now it’s clients’ turn
For digital solutions to truly work and have the potential to change employees’ lives, benefits professionals must get behind them.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think Tech companies have stepped up with solutions. Now it’s employers’ turn
For digital solutions to truly work and have the potential to change employees’ lives, HR professionals must get behind them.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
How 60 of the nation’s biggest employers are uniting to fight the benefits status quo
A group called the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, representing more than 8 million workers, is partnering with health startups to transform employee care — and change the industry in the process.
