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‘It’s Tearing Us Apart,’ Employees Say
Image: stockasso/Envato Elements A growing number of workers are pushing back against corporate AI strategies, with 31% of employees — and 41% of Gen Z — admitting to refusing to use AI tools or outputs, according to a new study. The desire to sabotage their company’s AI strategy stems from widespread fears of job displacement and dissatisfaction with their company-provided…
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Workplace ‘tech overload’ is becoming a major productivity drain for enterprises – employees are overwhelmed, want simpler tools, and have considered quitting because of application sprawl
Employees across the UK are struggling with workplace technology overload, new research shows, and many are going out of their way to avoid using it where they can. A study by digital workplace provider, Workplace 365, found that six-in-ten employees feel overwhelmed by workplace tech solutions. Two-thirds of respondents called for greater simplification and consolidation of tools to reduce strain.…
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‘The tide seems to be turning towards office attendance’: 64% of hybrid business leaders want staff back in the office – but many worry that enforcing RTO mandates will drive employees away
Many UK business leaders want their staff back in the office more frequently, but they’re scared to implement return to office (RTO) mandates in fear of worker revolts. That’s according to a study from Hubble, which found that 52% of founders expressed a desire for their teams to work in-person. Just 12% said they didn’t mind. There is concern about…
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AI was touted as a game changer for productivity – but employees are still saddled with growing workloads
While AI has been framed as a key tool for enterprises to reduce strain on workforces, so far the technology has failed to alleviate pressure – and a key factor is botched or lackluster adoption strategies. Research from workflow management platform Wrike found many enterprises still face critical inefficiencies, rising workloads, and a growing sense of dissatisfaction among employees. UK…
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Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign
Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that federal workers would soon get an email “requesting to understand what they got done last week.” According to the New York Times, the email from the Office of Personnel Management went to agencies across the federal government that afternoon, including the FBI, State Department, and others, with a deadline for response by 11:59PM ET on…
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HPE notifies employees of data breach after Russian Office 365 hack
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is notifying employees whose data was stolen from the company’s Office 365 email environment by Russian state-sponsored hackers in a May 2023 cyberattack. According to filings with Attorney General offices in New Hampshire and Massachusets, HPE started sending the breach notification letters last month to at least 16 people who had their driver’s licenses, credit card…
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Mark Zuckerberg tells Meta employees to ‘buckle up’ in internal meeting
Tensions were high inside Meta ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s first all-hands meeting of the year. Employee-submitted questions for the CEO touched on a couple of big themes: concerns about his announcement that “low-performers” would be let go on February 10th, his MAGA-fueled changes to Meta’s content moderation policies and DEI programs, and his comment to Joe Rogan about wanting more…
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Employees are dead set on flexible working arrangements – three quarters would turn down a role that didn’t offer hybrid options as work-life balance becomes more important than pay
Work-life balance has become more important than pay when choosing or staying in a job, according to two new reports. A recent survey by Randstad found that 83% of workers view flexible working options as their primary consideration ahead of job security and salaries. Nearly half of the respondents said they had advocated for better working conditions, and a third…
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4 in 10 companies plan to replace employees with AI, WEF says – Computerworld
Forty-one percent of companies intend to cut their workforce in the next five years as many tasks are automated with AI, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Future of Jobs Report 2025. At the same time, 70% of companies say they expect to hire people with knowledge of the new AI tools, reports CNN Business. The WEF sees advances in…
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How to encourage employees to buy into sustainable work practices
Any organization that attempts to put sustainability policies in place but then fails to embed them into everyday work is not an organization that is meeting its full sustainability potential. Presenting those policies as non-questionable edicts or rules that are enforced from the top down is one of the best ways to undermine your efforts. For an organization to achieve…
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