by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 19, 2022 | Career Advice, Covid-19, Latest News
With surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, many schools going virtual (again) and parents of kids who are still in school living in constant fear that this will change, workers are having a hard time holding on to their jobs. In November, 4.5 million people...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 18, 2022 | Business, Covid-19, Latest News
The world’s 10 wealthiest people more than doubled their fortunes from US$700 billion to US$1.5 trillion during the coronavirus pandemic as poverty rates soared, according to a study released by charity Oxfam ahead of a high-profile World Economic Forum (WEF) event...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Latest News
Omicron has left employers around the country short of workers. Sometimes very short. At United Airlines, CEO Scott Kirby said nearly a third of the workforce called out sick on one day alone at Newark Liberty International Airport. At MOM’s Organic Market, some...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 12, 2022 | Covid-19, Latest News, Remote Work
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Tuesday it is reducing its U.S. sales staff as it expects doctors and other healthcare providers to want fewer face-to-face interactions with sales people after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. The move comes as the company is expected to...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 11, 2022 | Career Advice, Covid-19, Latest News
The pandemic has pushed many to the brink, but it’s also been a catalyst for positive workplace reinvention—at least in progressive sectors. (We’re still appalled by the inequities and mistreatment so many workers face, particularly in industries like health care,...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 11, 2022 | Career Advice, Covid-19, Latest News
Since the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, organizations have been forced to shift to a remote workforce. And working remotely certainly offers a variety of benefits. But for many people, working at home can be a challenge fraught with temptations that...
by Bhatt Unnati | Jan 11, 2022 | Covid-19, Latest News
Unvaccinated New York-based staff at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) risk losing their jobs, Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Monday in a further indication that banks are getting tougher on employees as they return to work. “If you aren’t going to get...
by Christine Moukazis | Dec 1, 2021 | Covid-19, Latest News
Drug makers say they are confident emerging antiviral drugs will prove effective in combatting the Omicron variant even as they acknowledge that existing vaccines provide less protection against the new strain. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC this week that he has...
by Bhatt Unnati | Nov 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Latest News
The Biden administration unveiled two vaccination rules on Thursday that will soon impact 100 million U.S. workers and their employers. Dopamine, motivation, and the science behind not giving up FROM WORKDAY The first rule, which goes into effect on January 4th,...
by Bhatt Unnati | Oct 28, 2021 | Covid-19, Latest News
Citigroup told staff Thursday that US-based employees will be required to get fully vaccinated if they want to stay employed. In a post on LinkedIn, Citi’s head of human resources Sara Wechter partially cited the Biden administration’s vaccine order for...