A review of 250+ studies finds that managers routinely discipline the workers most committed to serving customers — without ever asking why they bent the rule. The fix isn't softer punishment; it's figuring out whether the rule itself is the problem.

PERS staff said 10,410 Tier 5 participants have balances at Empower (March–September) and reported outreach to employers and employees through webinars, subgroup meetings and one-on-one follow-ups; 509 employers have reported Tier 5 participants.

Ever feel like your computer is watching you? You aren't being paranoid—you're being monitored. 👁️ In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the chilling rise of bossware and how corporate giants are using AI in the workplace to turn your keystrokes into training data for your own digital replacement. From secret screen recordings to emotion-detecting algorithms, the digital panopticon is officially here. What You Will Discover: - The Hidden Truth: How companies like Meta are harvesting your performance metrics to build AI automations. - Know Your Rights: Is your boss's screen recording software even legal? We break down the murky world of workplace surveillance laws. - The Digital Resistance: Practical, actionable steps to protect your privacy and organize your workplace before the algorithm decides your future. Whether you're a remote worker feeling the pressure of productivity tracking or a professional concerned about the ethics of modern management, this episode provides the ultimate survival guide. Don't let your data be used against you—listen now to learn how to fight back and reclaim your professional dignity. ✊ Ready to take control? Subscribe, leave a review, and share this with a coworker who needs to know the truth!  

By consensus the council directed the city manager to include a request for proposals on the Nov. 9 agenda to explore the feasibility of selling the city's water system; the mayor said the step is informational only and city staff must meet with employees before any action.

Council unanimously adopted Policy 1‑92 on employee engagement (amended on the floor to require surveys every two years), amended the personnel ordinance to clarify the town manager's supervisory role and amended the budget ordinance to require written justification to council for position changes; council directed the town manager to implement multiple recommendations from the Womble Bond Dickinson special commission report.

Office lobby digital signage should give visitors and staff a current picture of your company. Too often, however, it shows the same mission statement, an old holiday photo, or announcements that have been up since spring. After the first week, people stopped looking. As a result, the screen is still on, still using electricity, and still telling everyone almost nothing.The problem isn't the screen. It's what's playing on it. Static slides don't change on their own, so someone has to remember to swap them out. That job usually falls to a busy person who has ten other things to do, and updating the lobby display never makes it to the top of the list. So the content sits there, week after week, until it fades into the background like a coat rack.

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