Category: staff
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Mi Primer Bitcoin Promotes Two Staff Members to Leadership Roles
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in the wake of My Bitcoin PrimerOn its third anniversary, the Salvadoran-based organization has become… It was announced She promoted two of her employees – Reina’s girls and Quentin Ehrenman – To leadership positions. Chicas, a native Salvadoran who has been with the organization for nearly two years, has quickly…
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Bending Spoons to lay off 75% of WeTransfer staff post deal, CEO says By Reuters
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Italian app developer Bending Spoons will lay off 75% of its staff at file-sharing platform WeTransfer, Luca Ferrari, CEO of the company, said in a statement on Sunday. “I will not be more specific at this stage as the period of redundancies has not yet been fully defined,” Ferrari said…
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Santander tightens hybrid working rules, urging staff back to the office
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Santander has tightened its hybrid working policy, instructing its UK office staff to work the equivalent of three days a week in its offices. In a recent update to its 10,000 employees, the Spanish-owned bank announced that its current policy of allowing employees to work two days a week at…
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Adani to absorb staff, offer new job terms two years after JKIA takeover
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All Kenya Airports Authority staff will continue to work on their current terms if India’s Adani Airports Holdings wins its bid to run Kenya’s largest airport for 30 years, signalling a softer stance after a workers’ standoff. The revised master concession terms offered by Adani to Kenya Airways, under which…
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Bank staff tap insider loans faster than ordinary borrowers
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Big bank employees took out new loans at a faster rate than managers and other borrowers in the first half of the year to June 2024, as friendly borrowing rates protected them from the highest market rates in 18 years, an analysis showed. An analysis of the financial results of…
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Pret A Manger equips staff with body cameras amid rising shoplifting and violence fears
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Pret A Manger has introduced body-worn cameras for its staff in a bid to combat a sharp rise in shoplifting and attacks on retail workers. The coffee chain has started a trial in six of its London branches, where team leaders and managers will wear cameras. Signs have been put…
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The European Commission is banning staff from free tickets for the Olympics, Euros and Eurovision
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Even if it would be nice to be offered something at no cost, the staff at the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, can no longer accept it – whether it’s Olympic tickets or concert tickets. The commission reportedly told its staff in an email that it would ban the…
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Kenya banks snoop on staff with AI in war against fraud
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The sector’s regulator has revealed that commercial banks have deployed artificial intelligence technologies to spy on their employees in a new effort to combat fraud and theft spread by insiders. Fast-growing artificial intelligence technologies, which enable machines to mimic human intelligence in thinking and learning, have taken root in almost…
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just 7% of CEOs work full-time in the office despite calls for staff return
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A new study highlights the huge discrepancy between UK chief executives and their attitudes towards coming to the office. Despite national efforts to get employees back to the office, only 7% of bosses are working full-time in the office. A study by IWG, a workspace provider, found that a small…
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Lawyer seeks change of staff compensation law
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A Nairobi-based lawyer has filed a lawsuit seeking to have parts of the Work Injury Benefits Act (WIBA) struck down as unconstitutional, arguing that personal injury matters cannot be decided by the WIBA administrator. WIBA is an insurance cover that protects employers in the event that their employees are injured…
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Staff allowed to choose working hours in new trial
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Hundreds of British workers will soon have greater flexibility over their hours as part of a new pilot project to drive a formal four-day working week. This six-month project, which builds on the initial 2022 pilot, will explore different flexible working models, including flexible start and finish times, nine-day work…
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Want to lay off staff? Here’s why it might be bad for your business
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Earlier this year, an old story about former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata went viral, praising him after his death for agreeing to take a 50 percent pay cut rather than lay off employees. But why is a story from 2013 suddenly making headlines? Perhaps because it offers a stark contrast…
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Unison pushes for four-day work week for NHS staff and police
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Unison, the UK’s largest union, is urging the next government to enshrine the right to a four-day working week for all workers, after a vote of support from its members. Representing public service workers, including NHS staff and police, Unison delegates passed a motion calling for legislative action to encourage…
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ByteDance to layoffs staff at Indonesian e-commerce unit (Private:BDNCE)
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JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Update: The story has been updated with a statement from ByteDance. ByteDance (BDNCE) has confirmed that it will lay off some employees at its Indonesian e-commerce units Tokopedia and ShopTokopedia. The move comes after TikTok’s parent complete The transaction in which it was committed To…
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ByteDance to layoffs staff at Indonesian e-commerce unit (Private:BDNCE)
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JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Update: The story has been updated with a statement from ByteDance. ByteDance (BDNCE) has confirmed that it will lay off some employees at its Indonesian e-commerce units Tokopedia and ShopTokopedia. The move comes after TikTok’s parent complete The transaction in which it was committed To…
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Parliament seeks urgent hearing of appeal on tax waivers to Japanese staff, firms
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Parliament has written to the Court of Appeal over delays in hearing a case challenging tax breaks given to Japanese workers and companies. In a letter to the Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Parliament indicated that the six-month suspension of the ruling repealing Section 13 of the Income…
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Exposed: How an intern hired staff for a government agency
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The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) used an intern to recruit district coordinators to deploy across the country, an audit has revealed, exposing gaps in human resources management at the agency set up to help Kenya reduce poverty and inequality. The intern was part of the interview and selection…
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BA owner IAG boosts staff by 1,700 to meet summer demand surge
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British Airways has created 1,700 jobs as it prepares for a summer boom that will allow its parent company IAG to match last year’s big operating profit of €3.5 billion. British Airways’ recruitment drive includes cabin crew and technology specialists to boost the airline’s digital services. The move follows a…
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Goldman Sachs Lifts Bonus Cap for UK Staff, Allowing Earnings up to 25 Times Annual Salary
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Goldman Sachs has announced it will remove the bonus cap for hundreds of senior UK bankers, enabling star employees to receive bonuses of up to 25 times their annual salary. Richard Gnaud, CEO of Goldman Sachs International, revealed the change in a video message to employees, noting that it is…