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The Bumpy Road Ahead for US Automakers: Everything You Need to Know About the UAW Strike Disrupting the Industry | Blog

Everest Group

What the UAW is demanding Union leaders representing the striking workers are negotiating for the following: Higher wages and other benefits : The UAW has been asking for a 40% pay hike, reduced weekly work hours, revised pension schemes, improved healthcare benefits, and greater job security.

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Future Proof: May Insights on HR and Workplace News

Velocity Global

Topics This Month Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hiring Trends Compensation and Benefits Good News Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will artificial intelligence (AI) technology take my job? There’s some good news, too: Compensation increases this year have been the largest since the 2008 financial crisis. Replace human labor?

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Solving the labyrinth of Drug Test Screening: A Guide to Pre-Employment Drug test screening (Part 1)

Neeyamo

It leads to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems. Previously, drug testing was something that was done only for relatable jobs and position. Reductions in job productivity and performance. However, there are various regulations that exist in other countries across the globe. Higher rates of absenteeism.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Philippine Call Center Industry

Magellan Solutions

2008 : The majority of the top U.S. 2011 : A total of 638,000 Filipinos are working in the BPO industry—400,000 of which are working in call centers—making it the biggest and fastest-growing job providers in the private sector. million jobs and is projected to reach a 17% annual growth and $27.4 Strong data security regulations.

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What really lies in the Future of Risk Management?

Risk Guide

Risk Management; wait, there is part of the problem—why did we add “management” to Risk, now everybody think that whoever is the risk manager must “manage” the risk, we should have never created risk managers—all we should do is just to add “Risk Management” to every employee’s job description.

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Why the UK is Dominating Europe’s Fintech Market

Globalization Partners

The origin of the industry’s current iteration, as clarified by Gore, is the global financial crisis of 2008. What are the regulations for fintech? Arguably, this partnership with the regulator and a customer-centric approach set the UK and Europe apart from the rest of the world.”. A clear example of this is in Open Banking.

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Why Outsourcing Is A Strategic Move In Volatile Economic Times

Magellan Solutions

It includes a wide range of jobs such as customer service, back office, and manufacturing. During the Great Recession of 2008, many businesses considered outsourcing some of their processes in countries with the cheaper labor force. By saving more, companies can allot more budget on their strategy, research, and high-quality jobs.