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The Changing Nature of Work

From virtual offices to essential workers, explore how companies are adapting to changes in the way we work. Content in this collection may include topics such as the pandemic’s impact on employment (layoffs, hiring freezes, etc.), the shift to remote working and digital workplaces, how planned events and conferences have been affected, and how business models are adapting to the new realities of life amid a global pandemic.

AMC Delays Reopening Theaters to Late July - WSJ

AMC Delays Reopening Theaters to Late July

By: R.T. Watson
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date of Publication: June 29th, 2020
Shift follows changes in release dates for Disney’s ‘Mulan’ and Warner Bros.’ ‘Tenet’
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Movie theaters
Movies
Reopening
American Airlines Will Have 20 – 30% Too Many Flight Attendants and Pilots by October

American Airlines Will Have 20 – 30% Too Many Flight Attendants and Pilots by October

By: Mateusz Maszczynski
Source: Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Date of Publication: June 28th, 2020
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker has warned staffers that the airline will likely have an overage of employees of between 10 to 20 per cent by July 2021 owing to the continued impact of the Corona crisis. Flight attendants are likely to be one of the hardest-hit workgroups Parker warned at an employee Town Hall meeting last week, while pilots may be saved because of the high costs involved in recruiting and training them.
TAGS:
Airlines
Job cuts
Layoffs
Here is everything that goes away when coronavirus benefits end in July

Here is everything that goes away when coronavirus benefits end in July

By: Katie Connor
Source: CNET
Date of Publication: June 29th, 2020
The CARES Act benefits that helped many Americans with economic hardships are set to expire within weeks.
TAGS:
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Paycheck Protection Program
Relief
Nike CEO John Donahoe tells employees that layoffs are coming_CNBC

Nike CEO John Donahoe tells employees that layoffs are coming

By: Jessica Golden
Source: CNBC
Date of Publication: June 26th, 2020
On the same day that Nike announced dismal earnings, CEO John Donahoe sent an email to employees warning them that layoffs are coming.
TAGS:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Financial losses
Layoffs
Sales
Warner Bros. delays ‘Tenet’ again as coronavirus cases surge - The Washington Post

Warner Bros. delays ‘Tenet’ again as coronavirus cases surge

By: Steven Zeitchik
Source: The Washington Post
Date of Publication: June 25th, 2020
Warner Bros. is delaying its much-anticipated Christopher Nolan movie “Tenet” an additional two weeks to mid-August.
TAGS:
Movie theaters
Movies
Walmart workers get another bonus applied to their paychecks for working amid the coronavirus pandemic_BI

Walmart workers get another bonus applied to their paychecks for working amid the coronavirus pandemic

By: Jessica Snouwaert
Source: Business Insider
Date of Publication: June 26th, 2020
Walmart's hourly employees, managers, and drivers received their second batch of bonus payments Thursday totaling $390 million.
TAGS:
Bonuses
Pay increases
Albertsons Goes Public as Coronavirus Pandemic Upends Grocery Business - WSJ

Albertsons Goes Public as Coronavirus Pandemic Upends Grocery Business

By: Jaewon Kang
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date of Publication: June 26th, 2020
Safeway, Jewel-Osco owner plans to capitalize on changing shopping behavior.
TAGS:
Grocery stores
Shopping
Stocks
American Airlines to Lift Limits on Number of Passengers On Board - WSJ

American Airlines to Lift Limits on Number of Passengers On Board

By: Alison Sider
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date of Publication: June 26th, 2020
Carrier joins United in forgoing coronavirus measure as travel begins to rebound.
TAGS:
Airlines
Capacity
Safety measures
Coronavirus forces Sonos to lay off 12% of its workforce_Fox Business

Coronavirus forces Sonos to lay off 12% of its workforce

By: Ann Schmidt
Source: Fox Business
Date of Publication: June 24th, 2020
Sonos is laying off 12 percent of its workforce because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Tuesday.
TAGS:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Closures
Layoffs
Pay cuts
Unemployment
Coronavirus party cancellations force Costco to stop selling sheet cake_Fox Business

Coronavirus party cancellations force Costco to stop selling sheet cake

By: Jeanette Settembre
Source: Fox Business
Date of Publication: June 24th, 2020
Big-box retailer will sell its 10-inch round cakes instead.
TAGS:
Baking
Products
Safety measures
Sales
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