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by Avni Patel Thompson Amir and Ria are working professionals living in Seattle: he works at Amazon and she’s the CEO of an early-stage start-up. They have two kids, Amara and Aryan, who are 6 and 2 years old. They’re used to managing the usual challenges of dual working parents — coordinating childcare with schools and […]Read More

BY: Billy Gates AUSTIN (KXAN) — H-E-B is giving out “Texas Proud Pay” raises to all its hourly store, manufacturing, warehouse and transportation employees during the COVID-19 outbreak, the grocery store chain announced Friday via Twitter. The pay raise is $2 an hour and was enacted March 16. It will last through April 12, the company […]Read More

Target announced Friday that it would give employees a $2-per-hour pay raise, rolling out new benefits and bonuses as its staffers work to keep shelves stocked during the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, the company said it would give the raise to staff until at least May 2, making its new minimum wage $15 per hour. Target […]Read More

By Kate Taylor  Starbucks is taking bold action in response to the coronavirus update, paying workers for the next 30 days whether they come to work or not.  The coffee giant announced on Friday that it will pay all United States partners for the next 30 days even if they decide to stay home from […]Read More

By Evan Hoopfer  – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal Mar 17, 2020, 7:32pm EDT American Airlines is offering most of its employees unpaid leave as the carrier looks to lower costs amid an unprecedented time for commercial aviation. American Airlines Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) sent a letter to employees Tuesday that details two different leave options. The company had […]Read More

Sabre Corp. is temporarily cutting pay and stopping 401(k) contributions as the travel industry grapples with the fallout of the coronavirus, a person familiar with the matter said.  The majority of U.S. employees at the large travel technology company are getting base pay reductions of less than 20 percent, while more senior people, depending on their […]Read More

As cities across the U.S. tighten quarantine and other restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one word keeps popping up concerning the services, jobs and activities permitted to continue: “essential.” “I will sign an Executive Order mandating that 100% of [the] workforce must stay home, excluding essential services,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) tweeted […]Read More

PURCHASE, N.Y., March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) (“PepsiCo”) today announced it will provide enhanced benefits to all U.S.-based employees and additional compensation to U.S. frontline employees – the women and men who make, move and sell products – amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The additional compensation covers more than 90,000 frontline employees at both […]Read More

Those of us who present, facilitate, and teach for a living understand the importance of developing a personal connection with an audience. It’s critical to be and feel natural; to make people laugh, feel at ease, and fully engage — and perhaps even lose themselves — in the content you’re delivering. That’s why it feels […]Read More

I’ve given a lot of thought to this in the last few weeks. Many of my customers are in finance, tech, healthcare, defence and emergency services. We’re not going to have the luxury of stopping working. Many may be consigned to remote working, and the rest will want to avoid contact with non-urgent personnel and […]Read More