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Job Vacancies in UK Financial Sector Highest on Record
Job Vacancies in UK Financial Sector Highest on Record
August 10, 2022  |  Banking

Amid rapid digitization that led to a skills gap along with labor shifts stemming from the pandemic, the U.K. financial sector is experiencing its highest...

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The RealReal’s Biggest Problem Right Now Is Hiring People
The RealReal’s Biggest Problem Right Now Is Hiring People
August 10, 2022  |  Earnings

With The RealReal’s active buyers up over 20%, gross merchandise value (GMV) rising 30%, orders jumping 40% and total revenue rising nearly 50%, one might...

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Shake Shack, KFC, Others Tap Kiosks to Boost in-Restaurant Margins
Shake Shack, KFC, Others Tap Kiosks to Boost in-Restaurant Margins
August 08, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants’ labor challenges continue, leading brands are leveraging kiosks to drive in-store sales without the cost of face-to-face service. Shake Shack, for one, announced...

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Amazon Escalates Retail Hiring Battle, Expands Free College Tuition Offer to 750K Workers
Amazon Escalates Retail Hiring Battle, Expands Free College Tuition Offer to 750K Workers
August 01, 2022  |  Retail

With the hiring market more competitive than ever, Amazon is expanding its free college tuition offering to more than 750,000 operations employees across the U.S.,...

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Nearly Half of Restaurants Struggle to Hire, Retain Employees
Nearly Half of Restaurants Struggle to Hire, Retain Employees
July 26, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

While the easing of restrictions on restaurant dining is fueling resurgent consumer demand, restaurants are finding that hiring and retaining staff is a challenge in...

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Weekly TechREG US: NY Regulator Prohibits Overdraft, NSF Fees; California Probes Crypto Lender Over Withdrawal Suspensions
Weekly TechREG US: NY Regulator Prohibits Overdraft, NSF Fees; California Probes Crypto Lender Over Withdrawal...
July 15, 2022  |  Regulation

This week in TechREG, state regulators have been very active proposing new regulations and taking enforcement actions. California probed several crypto lenders for suspending withdrawals...

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Victoria’s Secret Quietly Announces Management Layoffs
Victoria’s Secret Quietly Announces Management Layoffs
July 13, 2022  |  Personnel

The transition away from a focus on lingerie models to inclusion continues to be a rocky one for Victoria’s Secret, which quietly laid off about...

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UAE Government Employees Offered Year Paid Leave to Start Businesses
UAE Government Employees Offered Year Paid Leave to Start Businesses
July 08, 2022  |  emea

In a move to encourage entrepreneurialism in the country, government-employed citizens of the United Arab Emirates will now be able to take up to a...

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Restaurants Call on Voice Commerce to Fill Labor Gap
Restaurants Call on Voice Commerce to Fill Labor Gap
July 05, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants continue to come up against front-of-house labor challenges, many are turning towards voice commerce technologies to fill the roles once served by humans...

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