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As reported by the New York Times , Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it planned to lay off about 10,000 employees, or roughly 13% of its workforce.

.; Unlimited PTO is something of a misnomer; “open leave” may be a more accurate term, as in “we are open to allowing you the leave you need,” rather than applying a strict, limited number of days that someone once decided should be enough for everyone.

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Compensation Planning Survey of more than 1,000 U.S. employers found annual merit increase budgets increased by 3.3%, on average, while total salary increase budgets went up by 3.6%.

Ernst & Young Calls Off Plan to Split Audit and Consulting Units As reported by Reuters , accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) has called off a plan to break up its audit and consulting units, which was meant to overhaul its business to address regulatory concerns over potential conflicts of interest.

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The NLRB, through its investigations and case decisions/resolutions, had served as an exceptionally strong ally to workers and unions over the past four years under the Democratic-leaning leadership of: ;Lauren McFerran, who served two separate NLRB stints and chaired the board from Jan. 20, 2021, until her term expired on Dec. 16, 2024;; ;Wilcox, a board member since August 2021 who assumed the acting chair role on Dec. 17, 2024; and; ;Abruzzo, a longtime NLRB attorney who was appointed to a four-year term as general counsel on July 22, 2021.; With Wilcox’s firing and the term expirations of McFerran and Republican John Ring (vacated in December 2022), the typically five-person board now has just two seated members: the Republican Kaplan and Democrat David Prouty.

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One consequence of skyrocketing health insurance costs will be a shift from preferred provider organization (PPO) and low-deductible plans to high-deductible plans.

The union also plans to press for the return of defined-benefit pensions, lower out-of-pocket health costs and more flexibility around overtime.