Marks & Spencer CFO H. Singer to step down by end of the year
MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) said on Wednesday its chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, whose departure was announced last month, will step down on Dec. 31.
Questions to ask when your boss changes his management style
By Rey Elbo
I’ve been working for my current boss for more than five years now. He’s our department head, while I work as one of his three managers. Two months ago, I noticed a change in how he supervises my work. He has become very strict with my attendance and rejects my work even over minor issues. At times, he drags his feet when my work is clearly superior to that of other managers. This week, he gave me an almost impossible assignment at which others had failed before. I’m worried. -- Is it me or is it the boss?
Companies must help workers reach personal goals, experts says
THE importance of employee personal goals is not well understood by most companies, which must find ways to help them achieve their own milestones while also contributing to productivity, a human resource association said.
Bed Bath & Beyond hires Target executive as CEO
BED BATH & BEYOND Inc. on Wednesday hired Target Corp’s Mark Tritton as chief executive officer, months after its long-time head, Steven Temares, left the company under pressure from activist investors, sending its shares up 23%.
Delta pilots received record overtime while MAX crisis hit rivals
CHICAGO -- Delta Air Lines pilots are receiving record overtime, straining the airline’s labor costs, in part because it has added more flights to fill a supply gap left by the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX at rival carriers, union officials told Reuters.
ProPetro management reorganizes amid probe
OILFIELD services firm ProPetro Holding Corp on Wednesday shuffled its top executives amid an internal investigation into equipment purchases and expense reimbursements.
When workers commit violations in the absence of company policy
By Rey Elbo
We started a new company with 15 workers close to two years ago. Due to our primary focus on selling products, we failed to come out with a formal Code of Conduct to discipline workers. We now have Now, we 23 workers and are dealing with two employees that have incurred excessive absences, tardiness, and also committed theft, with alcoholism emerging as a problem. What would be a good reference policy so we can use legal means to discipline them? -- Not Helpless.
St Luke’s partners with recruiter to prepare nurses for UK work
ST. LUKE’S Medical Center (SLMC) has signed an agreement with a recruiting firm to provide its nurses an opportunity to work in the UK.
American Airlines pilots seek compensation after crashes, grounding of Boeing 737 MAX
PLANO, TEXAS -- American Airlines Group’s pilots want compensation for lost pay stemming from flights canceled as a result of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, the head of the airline’s pilot union said on Tuesday.
UAW rejects new GM offer as strike forces 6,000 Mexico layoffs
THE UNITED Auto Workers union said on Tuesday it rejected a new comprehensive offer from General Motors Co to end a two-week-old strike, saying the automaker came up short on several fronts including wages, health care and temporary workers.
Tesco boss to leave next year after turnaround
LONDON -- Tesco boss Dave Lewis will step down next summer after declaring the turnaround of the UK’s biggest retailer complete, handing over to Ken Murphy, a former executive at health care group Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Seven worker-friendly alternatives to retrenchment
By Rey Elbo
Our company is losing money due to poor market conditions. We’re thinking of implementing a compulsory redundancy program to cut our manpower costs. Before we finalize everything, please give me your thoughts on other options that we could take before we implement such plan of cutting our manpower size. We’d like to find out if we missed on other worker-friendly alternatives. -- First Samurai.