McDonald's CEO ousted for dating worker | Microsoft trials 3-day weekends in Japan, productivity up 40% | How to balance employees' happiness with company priorities
McDonald's President and CEO Steve Easterbrook has been ousted after a relationship with an employee violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment, the company says. Chris Kempczinski, president of McDonald's USA, has been named president and CEO. The Associated Press (11/4),Agence France-Presse (11/4)
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Microsoft trials 3-day weekends in Japan, productivity up 40% Microsoft Japan trialed a four-day workweek over the summer and found productivity increased by 39.9% and absences decreased by more than 25%. The company found 92.1% of workers who participated in the trial said they enjoyed the four-day workweek. Metro (UK) (11/4)
The Paid Sick Leave Epidemic Without federal paid sick leave legislation in place for private employment, several states and localities have taken matters into their own hands by creating their own paid sick leave laws to protect employees. Learn the variations and similarities. Download XpertHR's Guide Now
Survey: Public-sector employees value financial-literacy programs A Center for State and Local Government Excellence survey showed 43% of public-sector employees said they were very or extremely confident about making financial decisions, but 65% said having a financial-literacy program offered by their employer was important. The survey showed 54% said they worried about their finances while at work, and 29% said they were very or extremely knowledgeable about finances generally. PlanSponsor (10/2019)
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Digital transformations will fail without communication, language Corporations need to have the right communication and language in place to make their digital transformations successful, experts say. GuideSpark CEO Keith Kitani and Michael Gale each offer six ways to find the right approach to bring about change. Forbes (10/30),CNBC (10/30)
