Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
International Cryptocurrency Exchange KuCoin Paid $100,000 Bonuses To Employees And Salaries In Bitcoin, Ethereum And Other Cryptocurrencies
KuCoin is celebrating its success by offering lush bonuses to its employees. KuCoin currently employs over 600 people around the world and is looking to hire about 200 more staff members. The continued growth in revenue means higher bonuses for employees. It is one of the perks of working for a fast-growing exchange, Lyu said. Over 90% of the employees received at least six months of salary as their year-end bonus. Additionally, 5% of employees—those who performed well across key metrics—received up to 12 months of salary as a bonus. The top bonus tier is over $100,000.
Tech Talent At Top Companies Are Unhappy About Their Compensation And Open To Pursuing New Opportunities
Well-paid tech talent at Google are unhappy. Free food, great office space and loads of perks aren’t cutting it. As people are told to return to the office after enjoying a work-life balance for two years, there are some grumblings. It’s not just Google. Meta employees have been gripping over the pullback on free laundry services and an unlimited amount of food that they can take home from the cafeteria and share with family and friends. A bigger issue is pay.
Global Study By Staffing Giant Adecco Reveals If Workers Are Ready For The Future Of Work
Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), the world’s leading integrated talent solutions provider and global business unit of the Adecco Group, released its initial findings from a groundbreaking international study that sought to uncover the implicit and explicit factors that influence workers’ attitudes–across varying demographics, countries and industry sectors–about their readiness for the future of work. The Readiness Index provides critical insights to help business leaders understand what really matters to employers and talent and how to meet their needs.
Making Positive Changes For Women In The Workplace: Q&A With Adecco’s Valerie Beaulieu
In a wide-ranging conversation, Valerie Beaulieu, Adecco Group’s chief sales and marketing officer, previously the chief marketing officer for Microsoft in the United States and a longtime international tech executive, pointed out a disturbing trend—men are entering the job market in larger numbers, while women are not. The National Women’s Law Center reported that from February 2020 to January 2022, male workers regained nearly all jobs they had lost during the pandemic, but more than one million women left the labor force during that time period. The departure amounted to 63% of all jobs lost.
Ukraine Legalizes Crypto Sector As Digital Currency Donations Continue To Pour In
Ukraine has passed a law that creates a legal framework for the cryptocurrency industry in the country. The bill, which was adopted by Ukraine’s parliament last month and signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, will allow foreign and Ukrainian cryptocurrencies exchanges to operate legally, according to the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Skyrocketing Inflation Is Taking An Ever Bigger Bite Out Of Your Paycheck
Making more money is great, but it doesn’t mean as much if you are having a harder time making ends meet. Although wages are rising, the prices consumers must pay for goods and services are rising faster — notching a new 40-year high in February. As a result, real inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings for the month fell 0.8%, contributing to a 2.6% decline from the year before, according to the BLS.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Has Sold More Than $400 Million Of Company Stock During The Pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — averaging roughly $3.6 million a week — as the company’s stock soared on the development and rollout of its Covid vaccine, according to CNBC’s analysis of the company’s securities filings.
Experts Share The No. 1 Pandemic Work Trend They Think Will Stick Around
When Covid-19 first caused cities throughout the United States to shut down in March 2020, many thought life would be back to normal in just two weeks. But weeks quickly turned into months, then years – now, two years since the World Health Organization first declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, it’s clear that this crisis has left a lasting impact on our lives and our work.
Delta Gives Employees 4% Raises, First Pay Increase Since Before The Pandemic
Delta Air Lines on Thursday said it would give most of its 75,000 employees a 4% pay raise, their first increase since the fall of 2019, before the Covid pandemic. Airlines were among the hardest-hit during Covid as travel demand dried up, spurring record losses at all the major carriers. But bookings are back on the upswing, particularly for domestic leisure travel. Now carriers are scrambling to hire and train staff to match surging travel demand. Carriers like Southwest Airlines and United Airlines have raised minimum pay or offered hiring bonuses to attract workers in a tight labor market and amid high inflation.