NAB to cut 4,000 jobs in automation push
NATIONAL Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) announced plans to eliminate 4,000 jobs, or about 12% of its work force, joining the ranks of global lenders...
Achieving the right balance of A, B, and C workers
By Rey Elbo
In almost all cases, many workers don’t have the right motivation and cannot contribute their share of group work. There will always be fast-trackers,...
Coworking space launches development in Bonifacio
THE master planner and developer of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) launched on Thursday a new coworking space set to cater to startups and small...
Health care, science and technology jobs among fastest-growing US occupations
HOME HEALTH aides, statisticians, solar-panel installers and software developers are among the 15 fastest-growing occupations in the US and reflect the needs of an...
Uber faces engineers’ lawsuit alleging gender, race bias
UBER Technologies, Inc. was sued by three Latina engineers who claim the company pays women and people of color less than their peers and...
Goldman sees ‘canary in coal mine’ in Australia wage demands
AUSTRALIAN warehouse workers are preparing to walk off the job to demand higher wages and greater job security, in a sign that a strengthening...
The upbeat bankers who fret about layoffs
A TOP EXECUTIVE at a major Wall Street bank is deep into his spiel on how artificial intelligence will make the firm smarter and...
Fed sees ‘widespread labor tightness’
THE US ECONOMY picked up steam with only modest inflation from September through early October, as some companies expected a tight labor market would...
Five steps to creating harmonious work relations
Rey Elbo
I’m the department manager of one medium-size enterprise. My department is being rocked by dissents and personality conflict between and among our millennial supervisors...
Fed seeks answers to missing inflation in a tight labor market
US CENTRAL BANKERS are looking for clues that underlying strength in the economy will underwrite their plans to raise interest rates for a third...
Deciphering the job applicant’s body language
Rey Elbo
How would you know if the body language of job applicants can help you predict how they would perform in real, work life? And...
Fed’s Fischer sees low jobless rate lifting wages
FEDERAL RESERVE Vice-Chairman Stanley Fischer, who leaves office this month, continues to expect a tightening US labor market will lift wages and prices even...