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Dissecting all the news related to HR and the world of work. We toot the news we like and boot the news we don't. Podcast available at tootorboot.com or on Apple or Spotify
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TOOT 🎉🎉! Providing 12 paid days for reproductive health saves money and means employees don't suffer silently or exhaust sick leave to manage menstrual pain, IVF, menopause, etc and covers time off for reproductive health screenings too. Sign us up!

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reproductive leave could be a ‘gamechanger’ for Australian workers – how would it work?
Giving Australians 12 days off work each year for menstrual pain, menopause and IVF could save a fortune, study finds, but only a handful of workplaces offer it
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
tootorboot-hr.bsky.social
BOOT!! Dimon's expletive-laden attack on hybrid work isn't backed by data - just vibes and a $3B headquarters. Let's be real, if 300k employees commute just to still use Zoom to collab with their team, this is about control not productivity.

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
‘I’ve had it’: JP Morgan boss rails against Gen Z in expletive-laden outburst
Leaked recording of Jamie Dimon rant highlights growing frustrations over home working
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
tootorboot-hr.bsky.social
BOOT! Covert workplace surveillance is a massive trust killer. DOGE allegedly installing spyware to monitor Federal workers for progressive thinking crosses ethical lines. And the claim it helps identify time wasters? How exactly would that happen objectively? 🥾🥾🥾!

www.inc.com/kit-eaton/fe...
Federal Workers Say DOGE Put Spyware on Their Work PCs. Is That Ever OK in the Workplace?
As DOGE takes sweeping actions to cut spending at federal agencies, widespread worries about electronic surveillance tap into trust and leadership issues.
www.inc.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
tootorboot-hr.bsky.social
TOOT for recognizing the risk and moving to regulate AI. "Prioritizing innovation at the expense of people's right to participate in a safe, ethical, and fair digital workplace is overestimating the proposed benefits and underestimating the immense risks."

www.smartcompany.com.au/artificial-i...
Lawmakers call for mandatory AI guardrails to prevent private sector Robodebt
A new Parliamentary report says Australian regulations are not keeping up with AI development, and that guardrails should be put in place.
www.smartcompany.com.au
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
tootorboot-hr.bsky.social
BOOT! These layoffs feel more like a comms strategy than honest terminations. When employees with positive reviews are suddenly labeled low performers you have to wonder is this about performance or looking good to investors and avoiding WARN Act notifications.

finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-lo...
Meta’s ‘low performer’ layoffs disputed by fired staffers and criticized by experts
Meta says its most recent round of layoffs was aimed at 'low performers,' but laid off staffers and experts have been questioning the company's methods.
finance.yahoo.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM