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US employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about the job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the number of US job postings on the last day of July rose to 6.6 million from 6 million at the end of June. …
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Boeing is seeking to increase black US employees throughout the company by 20 percent and mandate benchmarks for hiring people of color, Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told employees in a memo on Friday reviewed by Reuters. US corporations have become more responsive to complaints related to racial equality following a summer of sweeping anti-racism protests …
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Wells Fargo said Tuesday that Mike Santomassimo will replace John Shrewsberry as chief financial officer when he retires in the fall after more than two decades at the firm. Since taking over as chief executive in October, Charles Scharf has shaken up leadership at the bank and installed a slew of former colleagues and confidants …
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Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Wednesday it plans to hire as many as 10,000 employees over the next few months to help support the expansion of drive-thru lanes at its restaurants. The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed dining-in at restaurants across the US, resulting in a surge in online orders. Chipotle intends to cater to this …
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McDonald’s said it would hire about 260,000 restaurant staff in the US this summer, as stores reopen for diners after serving them through delivery, drive-thru and takeaway for weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, the burger chain said its US sales fell in April and May due to the health crisis, but …
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Twitter has tapped former FBI general counsel James Baker, a central player in the Russia collusion investigation, to serve as counsel to the tech giant. “Thrilled to welcome @thejimbaker to @Twitter as Deputy General Counsel,” Twitter’s chief legal officer, Sean Edgett, posted Monday. Edgett continued, “Jim is committed to our core principles of an open …
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Hartley Sawyer, who has played Ralph Dibny, aka Elongated Man, on the CW series “The Flash” for the past three seasons, has been fired after old social media posts with racist and misogynist references recently resurfaced, Deadline has confirmed. “Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for Season 7 of The Flash,” according to a joint …
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Dunkin’, a unit of Dunkin’ Brands Group, said on Monday its franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 workers as it prepares for higher demand, with US states reopening after months-long lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’, which has about 90 percent of its restaurants open, said new …
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Amazon plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70 percent of the US workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters on Thursday. The world’s largest online retailer will begin telling 125,000 warehouse employees in June that they can keep their roles longer-term. The remaining 50,000 …
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Amazon has fired two activist employees who criticized the company’s treatment of warehouse workers during the coronavirus crisis. The e-commerce colossus said it canned user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa for “repeatedly violating internal policies.” Both have slammed Amazon’s environmental policies and more recently spoke out in support of warehouse workers who say …
US employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about the job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the number of US job postings on the last day of July rose to 6.6 million from 6 million at the end of June. …
