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August Layoffs Reached Record Highs, New Hires Hit Historic Lows

According to a report by job-placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, monthly layoffs in the U.S. hit a 15-year high in August, while hiring so far this year is the lowest in 20 years. Last month, employers announced 75,891 layoffs, a staggering 193% increase from July. data A report from the recruitment service published on […]

Pay for new hires is falling in some blue-collar jobs

Judaline Cassidy, founder of Tools & Tiaras, talks about women entering the skilled trades and how her camps introduce young women to skilled trades. Some jobs don't pay as much as they used to. According to ZipRecruiter data, the wages employers are offering new hires in several blue-collar sectors of the labor market are declining […]

Kamala Harris’s Hires Anti-Israel ‘Faith Outreach’ Director, Jen Butler

Vice President Kamala Harris appointed the Rev. Jen Butler as her campaign's new director of “faith outreach” amid criticism from Jews unhappy with Butler's extreme anti-Israel views and past support for anti-Semite Linda Sarsour. Watchdog group StopAntisemitism posted its concerns on social media on Thursday. StopAntisemitism is deeply concerned by Vice President Kamala Harris's hiring […]

‘Fae/Faer’ ‘Hu/Hu/’ ‘Ey/Em’: Harris Camp Seeks Max Inclusivity, Lets New Hires Pick ‘Custom’ Pronouns

The Harris campaign appears to be offering maximum inclusivity by allowing new candidates to select an unlimited number of preferred pronouns when filling out their application. As soon as they submit their name and resume, Harris presidential job applicants can choose from a menu of “pronouns,” which include identifiers like “Fae/faer,” “Hu/hu,” “Ey/em” and “Xe/xem.” […]

Starbucks hires Chipotle boss Brian Niccol as next CEO

Starbucks reportedly announced on Tuesday that it was replacing current CEO Lakshman Narasimhan with Chipotle leader Brian Niccol after months of sluggish sales. Niccol has been widely praised for turning around Chipotle’s business, helping to drive up the company’s stock price by more than 50 percent over the past year, the company said. Niccol will […]

Lobbying World: Chamber hires former Republican congressman

Former Member of the House of Representatives Rodney Davis (Republican of Illinois) U.S. Chamber of Commerce While the chamber’s relationship with some Republicans has deteriorated in recent years, one former senior aide to Republican leadership told The Hill that this was “a move in the right direction and actually a bit of a splashy hire.” […]

Crypto firm Flowdesk hires former NYSE counsel as it looks to build US presence

Edisonalpha Founder and CEO Shervin Pishevar discusses his support for Trump-Vance’s push to “rebuild America 2.0” and the recent rise in military tensions in the Middle East. A little-known digital asset trading firm has appointed a legal veteran as its new head of compliance as it tries to navigate the vast, murky waters of U.S. […]

Disney senior VP claims company hires based on race

Executives at the Walt Disney Company argued that the storied brand has sweeping race-based hiring practices but uses coded language to avoid responsibility. In a series of undercover videos produced by investigative journalist James O’Keefe’s O’Keefe Media Group, Disney Senior Vice President Michael Giordano detailed a series of questionable hiring practices and beliefs that have […]