HR Digest

JULY 4, 2025

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued QSR Pita USA, Inc., which owns the Pita Pit restaurant franchise for alleged sex and disability discrimination. According to the lawsuit, a Pita Pit worker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was fired for asking to work from home to accommodate pregnancy-related nausea. According to the EEOC compliant, her pregnancy was called a “ distraction” by management.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 4, 2025

New research suggests there is a widening gulf in the use of AI tools between senior leaders and junior staff, raising concerns that productivity gains from the technology are being unevenly shared. According to the Work that Works report from employment platform Employment Hero, nearly three-quarters of senior managers in the UK use AI tools each month.

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HR Digest

JULY 4, 2025

Job cuts have hit UPS workers at an unprecedented level, but there is a spark of hope for some workers to leave of their own volition. Parcel delivery firm UPS is offering voluntary buyouts in 2025, giving workers the opportunity to accept the deal and leave their jobs. The Teamster Union was the first to bring the matter to light, and unsurprisingly, they are primarily enraged by the move.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 4, 2025

Registration has opened for the Workspace Design Show 2025, which returns to Amsterdam on 5–6 November with a focus on how sensory workplace design is influencing the modern office. Held at the RAI exhibition centre, the event will bring together over 5,000 workplace professionals, including architects, designers and commercial interiors specialists.

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People Matters

JULY 4, 2025

Whenever a new consultant joins Singapore-based family wealth advisory firm Unicorn, their first interaction is with Chief People Officer Chua Hui Xin. A financier herself by background, she trains them in their practice, but that isn't the only reason. She wants them to feel safe and confident in coming to her with any issues they may face, whether professional or personal, workplace-related or family-related.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 4, 2025

The flexible office market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is shifting into a new phase, according to new data from Colliers. The region’s flex workspace footprint grew by more than 348,000 square metres in 2024, despite difficult economic conditions and reduced capital availability. The firm’s Flexpansion: The Architecture of Agility report charts a 4.4 percent year-on-year increase in flexible space across 46 EMEA markets.

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People Matters

JULY 4, 2025

Certis has issued a clarification regarding its care visit policy for frontline officers, following recent public discussions and media coverage. The company emphasised that the policy is intended to support the health and well-being of its frontline staff, not to penalise them. Acknowledging the physically demanding and often challenging nature of frontline roles, Certis reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of its officers.

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