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Microsoft | March 10, 2020

Microsoft will continue to pay vendor hourly service providers as Seattle-area office employees work from home during novel coronavirus spread in the area, it announced March 5. The company has a reduced need for the hourly workers who support its campuses in Puget Sound and northern California, including cafe staffers, shuttle bus drivers and on-site tech and AV workers. However, Microsoft pledged to provide regular pay for these workers "regardless of whether their full services are neede...

Amazon | January 28, 2020

A new policy at Amazon, which can result in punishment or termination for employees who publicly criticize the company's stance on climate change, has prompted more than 350 employees to speak out in protest. The employees claim the company is trying to silence their activities, which includes urging Amazon to phase out fossil fuel use, and to stop making its cloud computing services available to the oil and gas industry. "It's our moral responsibility to speak up, and the changes t...

HR Strategy

SHRM | March 28, 2022

The Department of Human Resources of RAK Government (DHR) signed a cooperation MOU with The American Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) which is considered one of the most prestigious professional societies specialized in human resources management. The MOU aims to enable employees to receive specialized professional certification and benefit from the global best practices and experiences in line with the vision of RAK Government and its strategic orientation towards adopting best prac...

SHRM | March 30, 2020

Recruiters and hiring managers have long relied on the timely verification of academic transcripts as a key factor in evaluating and hiring college graduates. Whether conducted by recruiting teams or by background screening providers, most often through a national clearinghouse, these assessments seek to confirm the truthfulness of information offered by graduates, such as school attended, degree received and date of completion. New technology providers are promising to bring new value to that v...