Workplace Insight

MARCH 5, 2023

A packed room of delegates enjoyed nine short insightful presentations, which included an overview of potential new government legislation by the BFC; a focus on the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), the UK’s only industry specific scheme; and information about how to measure your company’s carbon footprint by SATRA.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 9, 2023

The public sector, which encompasses government agencies, schools, and other organizations, is often seen as a bastion of stability, providing a secure and stable career path for employees. In the legal industry, 52 percent of workers expressed concern, while in retail and tourism, 43 percent of respondents expressed worry.

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Attendance Bot

MARCH 10, 2025

Retail Industry: Optimizing Workforce Scheduling A major retail company leveraged people data analytics to predict peak shopping hours and adjust staffing accordingly. Without proper security measures, companies risk legal penalties and loss of employee trust. The result?

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 23, 2023

The B Corp certification covers five key impact areas of Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers. To give a sense of that, in order to complete the certification, our directors legally embedded their commitment to purpose beyond profit in the company articles. This isn’t simply a nice to have, marketing exercise.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 11, 2022

" Corporate Social Responsibility is not a legal mandate in every country. Moreover, the global furniture retailer works to reduce energy consumption. Their technology has also revolutionized the Indian government's preventive healthcare system. But, it is seen as a social responsibility for organizations.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s not a huge increase in title or pay, but it was a big deal since I’m a government employee and my agency had a hiring freeze at the time. Plus a note that I’d done that item in the past until management realized they legally couldn’t have a Kitten Herder I do it. Go find somewhere where you can thrive.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I should mention I work for a local government, and I’m thinking this might have something to do with it. If she’s exempt, there’s no legal entitlement to overtime. Is it legal for my boss to tell me I can’t leave my bible on the break room table? I work in retail, if that changes things.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 25, 2018

I have been offered another position subcontracting at a government agency — but it’s temporary, very low-paying, and the necessary background check is taking weeks and weeks to complete. while on my way to the retail job I’ve taken to attempt to survive, I called him again. It doesn’t have to be retail management! For a week.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 28, 2021

Fast forward seven years, and I bounced around a little, but still work in the audit field for a government entity. When a company overpays an employee, they’re legally entitled to get that money back. I’m a retail manager and I started a job about two months ago that uses a point system for attendance.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 5, 2016

A reader writes: I work at a retail job with mostly hourly positions and low wages. It’s illegal for them to retaliate against you for exercising your legally protected right to discuss wages and working conditions with your coworkers, but retaliation can be subtle and difficult to prove. This is more or less my first “real job.”

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 14, 2016

I’m hoping to work in local government in a major metropolitan area that has proven to be very difficult to break into. Plus, this is a government job, which means that the salary is very unlikely to change. I want to apply for a part-time retail job as a buyer at a local consignment shop. conversations. (If

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I know that it’s perfectly legal for bosses to monitor their employees’ computer usage, but this feels really icky. Actually, I wouldn’t be so sure that it was legal. That’s a murky legal area at best, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s actually illegal. I am the general manager for a retail location.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 20, 2018

I’m just starting a FTM/gender queer transition and have been changing my name, but won’t be doing so legally, at least for now. I understand that there are situations where I will have to go by my old name, Cecilia: doing stuff with the government, HR, etc. I have a part-time retail job and live with my parents.

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Japanese government first expressed support for a shorter working week in 2021, after lawmakers endorsed the idea. Although 85% of employers report giving their workers two days off a week and there are legal restrictions on overtime hours, which are negotiated with labor unions and detailed in contracts. Fast Retailing Co.,

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Work Life

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In retail, Target, Macy’s, and Walmart have someone senior leading these efforts. Or the role may be even moved over under the Legal team to play more of a compliance role. They will oversee employer brand, employee value proposition, communications, government affairs, and investor relations.

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Work Life

MARCH 22, 2024

”Pradeep Sivaraman, secretary of India’s Marine Products Export Development Authority, a government agency, traveled to the U.S. legal food safety standards required for all seafood imports.Dr. governments need to enforce existing laws.“The And it doesn’t meet U.S.

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Work Life

JANUARY 26, 2024

Part of this is the persistent and misguided belief that DEI programs are extraneous to the bottom line and part comes from pressure from local governments following the repeal of Affirmative Action last year. There  There are a few things that smart companies that see the value in DEI can do: skill-based hiring is one.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 6, 2021

Talk to your boss or someone higher up, explain that you were told to ignore the safety signs, which you think will endanger children and open the park to legal liability, and ask if that’s really what they want you doing. Since last time I applied, my Americorps position ended and I took a retail job while job hunting. That’s it!

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The GNI measure was introduced by the Irish Government to adjust for the inflated GDP figure caused by Ireland’s position as a tax haven for mainly US corporations.) We hope that the UK Government and the UK people and the UK ecosystem make the appropriate investments such that MSD sits there and say: Yes, we were right to build it.”

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Ask a Manager

JULY 15, 2020

This is only my third office-type job, but I have significant retail/food service experience before this, and to me, the pop quiz idea comes off as punitive and ineffective. I work as a third party contractor for a government agency. I have to go take a random drug test during quarantine.

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Work Life

APRIL 12, 2025

Tax advantages are just one of more than 1,000 legal and economic benefits married couples enjoy, a disparity worsened by marketplace and employer practices. As more people opt out of marriage, I expect that governments, businesses, and financial systems will adaptjust as they did in response to womens economic independence.

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Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Jess Bailey Founder, Managing Attorney of Bailey Law Firm As a pioneering managing attorney and the founder of Bailey Law Firm, Bailey has transformed the legal landscape with her innovative flat-fee model, which enhances transparency and accessibility for clients. Dawn Belamarich, Ph.D. Department of Defense and the U.S.

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Work Life

JANUARY 16, 2024

Sophia Danner-Okotie has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line, but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that has provided funding instrumental to her boutique brand’s growth. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for January 31.

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BMT Office Administration

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Plus, as legally binding agreements, involved parties must prioritize contract accuracy. Sectors that deal with large volumes of contracts that require standardized legal language and processes also depend on CLM systems. Retail, education, government, automotive, energy, and utilities are among the users.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Following the finalization of this year’s rule, legal challenges bubbled up. A handful of trade groups argued the move would harm businesses and lead to costs that would potentially result in employers’ needing to cut jobs or limit their workers’ hours. ” Friday’s ruling is a bit of déjà vu.

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Work Life

MARCH 26, 2025

Some Black-owned brands suspect big retail chains will drop partnerships they pursued after the police killing of a Black man in 2020 reignited mass protests against racial injustice. In today’s anti-DEI climate, other entrepreneurs worry about personal repercussions or feel pressure to cancel contracts with retreating retailers.

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