• City Has Budget With No Tax Increase; Focuses On Employee Pay Increases

    The city of Chattanooga's upcoming budget will not include a tax increase, the City Council was told Tuesday.

  • Collaborating with managers to improve employee engagement

    Discover your organization’s untapped potential through the transformative impact of effective communication strategies on workplace morale and productivity. No one benefits from an unhappy workforce. Yet detached and unmotivated employees seem to be everywhere. Last year, for example, two-thirds of U.S. workers reported feeling either not engaged or actively disengaged on the job, according to […]

  • Kemp signs bill to increase state employees, teachers' paid parental leave

    (The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation doubling annual paid parental leave for state employees and school personnel, including teachers. Previously, state employees could take three weeks or 120 hours of paid parental leave during a 12-month "rolling" period following a child's birth, adoption or foster care placement. However, House Bill 1010 increases the paid leave to six weeks — or 240 hours. "This significant legislation demonstrates...

  • Google firings signal pushback against employee activism, Noncompete ban could increase overtime pay

    Plus, Spotify CEO reacts to the reality of layoffs. Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from last week and see what we can learn from them. 1 . Google CEO says work is not the place to ’fight over politics’ after firings We’ve written a lot here at Ragan […]

  • Elon Used 'Simple' Email Trick To Catch Employee Leaking Tesla Data To The Press

    Elon Musk implemented an intelligent method to identify a Tesla employee who was sharing confidential information with the press. Tesla addressed the employee's actions to ensure confidentiality.It is no secret that disclosing confidential company information can have serious consequences. Musk-led automobile company Tesla takes such matters seriously. In one instance, Musk implemented a method to identify an employee who shared confidential information.Due to his large number of followers on X...

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    Elon Musk says in email that Tesla sent 'incorrectly low' severance packages to some laid-off employees

    In a brief email to staffers on Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company sent incorrect severance packages to some employees who lost their jobs.

  • Retail vacancy increasing as shops buckle under Covid debts, increased costs

    Retail vacancy is increasing in the Netherlands’ 40 largest city centers. In the first quarter, 2,500 stores stood empty, 8.3 percent of the total. Many have been empty for over a year, according to a report by Colliers. Shops are buckling under rising costs and coronavirus debts that are coming due, the real estate adviser said.

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    California department increases state's gas tax by 2 cents as prices increase

    California's gas tax will increase by 2 cents starting July 1, according to a recent notice by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

  • Are Chloë Grace Moretz and Kate Harrison engaged?? Couple sparks engagement rumors in Disneyland! 🏰

    Actor Chloë Grace Moretz and fashion model Kate Harrison have been romantically linked since 2018. Chloë & Kate were spotting wearing rings on their left ring fingers while visiting Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on April 26th. The Kick-Ass star has been seen wearing a ring on her left hand multiple times in recent weeks, including at a Louis Vuitton event in Shanghai on April 22 and as far back as a W Magazine event in Los Angeles on March 7.They are such cuties!source!

  • Clouds Increase Friday

    Forecast: Tonight: Increasing clouds. Lows: Low to mid 50s. Friday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers are possible, but most of us will stay dry. Highs: Near 70. Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs: Mid to upper 70s. Sunday: The warm up begins with highs near 80 degrees. Next Week: Very warm! Mid to upper 80s through the week. Have a great evening! Kaitlin

  • Look for the “why” when engaging in disagreement

    How we engage in conversations matters just as much as why, as it is important to value dialogue over debates.

  • Americans Are Increasingly Negative About China

    Americans Are Increasingly Negative About China Data by Gallup shows that Americans' views of China have continued to worsen after 2018. The deterioration started with the U.S.-China trade war under President Donald Trump, continued during the coronavirus pandemic that originated in China and has recently taken on yet another dimension among concerns about widespread Chinese tech and industrial espionage and subversion as well as continued human rights abuses and tension...