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the friday 5 - november 14th
what's happened this week in HR?
Howdy HR friends!👋
Hope you're all having a relaxed Friday and looking forward to the weekend!
This week's been a masterclass in workplace contradictions. Paramount's writing $185 million checks to employees who'd rather quit than return to the office, while federal judges debate whether Starbucks can limit union pins because they might mess with the "vibe." If that doesn't sum up the current state of work, I don't know what does.
Welcome to the Friday 5 - five articles, five takeaways. Five minutes away from the chaos to grab a coffee and get caught up on everything that's been happening in HR this week!
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In today’s edition
🏢 Paramount's pricey RTO exodus
🤖 Congress tracks AI job losses
☕ Starbucks union fashion police
🏦 New York's mandatory retirement savings
📊 November's layoff tracker
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💭The Friday Five
How Paramount has fallen off the slippery slopes of Mt. Employee
🏢 Paramount's $185M RTO miscalculation. When the media company demanded five days back in the office, 600 employees took the voluntary buyout instead—proving that sometimes giving people an exit option backfires spectacularly.
🔗 Read more [The HR Digest]
☕ Starbucks wants to control the vibe. Federal judges are questioning if the coffee giant can restrict union shirts and pins at its flagship Manhattan store—turns out "curating a vibe" might be a legitimate business interest after all.
🔗 Read more [Reuters]
🤖 Politicians want AI layoff receipts. Bipartisan legislation would force companies to report when they replace workers with artificial intelligence, as lawmakers scramble to measure what could be 97 million lost jobs by 2035.
🔗 Read more [HR Dive]
🏦 New York makes retirement savings mandatory. Employers without 401(k)s must now auto-enroll workers in state-sponsored Roth IRAs—because apparently 42% of full-time workers having zero retirement access wasn't acceptable.
🔗 Read more [HR Brew]
📊 Layoff season continues its reign. From IBM cutting 2,700 jobs to American Airlines trimming headquarters staff, November's tracker shows over 4,286 companies have announced mass layoffs since January—and we're not done yet.
🔗 Read more [Intellizence]
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