Many of the largest tech firms in the US made "no-poaching" agreements 🤝 (colluding to not hire each other's employees). Evidence indicates that such collusion reduced salaries 💵 at colluding firms by 5.6%, as well as negatively affected stock bonuses 📉 and job satisfaction 😟.
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Employer Market Power in Silicon Valley
Abstract. Adam Smith alleged that employers often secretly combine to reduce labour earnings. This paper examines an important case of such behaviour: no-p
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Recent research suggests visible body art at work is becoming more accepted. People with tattoos harbored concerns about how others would perceive their tattoos, even in the absence of restrictions. They make conscious choices about whether to display their…
• 📊 Research by Matthew Tucker of the Liverpool School of Business surveyed 435 UK "knowledge workers" in 2022. Nearly 86% had tattoos, with 40% getting new ones since early 2020.
• 🧐 Findings revealed tattooed employees often worry about "perceived judgment" and carefully choose when/where to display body art, navigating "unwritten rules" in workplaces.
• 👍 However, the study also highlighted "increased acceptance," with many respondents seeing tattoos as a non-issue and a factor in "autonomy and authenticity."
• 💻 The rise of remote work has contributed to a "remote work culture" with more relaxed dress codes, leading to greater comfort with visible tattoos.
#TattooInTheWorkplace #WorkplaceCulture #EmployeeRights
• 🧐 Findings revealed tattooed employees often worry about "perceived judgment" and carefully choose when/where to display body art, navigating "unwritten rules" in workplaces.
• 👍 However, the study also highlighted "increased acceptance," with many respondents seeing tattoos as a non-issue and a factor in "autonomy and authenticity."
• 💻 The rise of remote work has contributed to a "remote work culture" with more relaxed dress codes, leading to greater comfort with visible tattoos.
#TattooInTheWorkplace #WorkplaceCulture #EmployeeRights
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