Electric scooter company Bird Canada says operations not affected by U.S. bankruptcy

Electric scooter rental company Bird says its Canadian operations won’t be affected by the company’s bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Canadian COO Alex Petre told CBC News that Bird Canada is not part of the filing and Canada “remains a key priority market for the business.” “As such, I want to underline that there is no impact on … Read more

Gift cards top the wish list for financial gifts this Christmas

More people would prefer to receive a gift card or voucher as financial gift this Christmas instead of cash or a bank transfer, a survey shows.  But cash was the most desirable financial gift for all age groups under 45, new research from Link payments revealed.  A quarter of people would prefer to receive a bank … Read more

Shake-up in the Google Ads Team Portend Deeper Changes Ahead – WWD

A new report of major shakeups coming to the Google Ads team seemed to tickle Wall Street, which bumped up shares 1.2 percent to $138.34 on the news Wednesday. The revelation goes back to an internal company announcement last week, when Sean Downey, president of the Americas and global partners at Google, reportedly explained to … Read more

Are Your Christian Holidays Excluding Your Staff? DEI Expert Reveals How We Can Equitably Handle Time Off For The Company.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s that time of the year again when “Let’s circle back in the new year” is the recurring mantra around the office while employees schedule their much-needed time off. If you’re responsible for approving requests for paid time off, you may have seen some interesting dates — … Read more

Wells Fargo employees in New Mexico vote to join union in historic first at a big bank

Wells Fargo employees at an Albuquerque, NM, branch voted to join a union on Wednesday, opening up a new frontier in the labor campaign against corporate America. Wells Fargo employees voted 5 to 3 in favor of joining the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United, the union said. The vote stands “as a testament to workers in the financial services … Read more

Workers launch 7-day strike at 4 Prime Healthcare hospitals – Daily News

Nurses, medical assistants, ER techs and others at four Prime Healthcare hospitals launched their second strike of the year Wednesday, Dec. 20, claiming severe understaffing and high turnover have undermined patient care. The 1,800 workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West also say Prime management has tried to prevent them from participating in union activities. … Read more

Zee, Sony to discuss extension of merger deadline

New Delhi: Zee Entertainment Enterprises said on Wednesday that Sony Pictures Networks India has agreed to discuss the extension of the merger deadline. “The company is now in receipt of a communication from CMEPL and BEPL that they will enter into good faith negotiations as required under the Merger Cooperation Agreement (MCA) entered among the … Read more

Mcap Of 9 Most Valued Firms Jumps Rs 2.26 Lakh Cr; TCS, Infosys Biggest Gainers

The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 2.26 lakh crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerging as the biggest gainers amid an overall bullish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,658.15 points or 2.37 per cent. Also Read: IPOs Next Week: … Read more

Customer experience firm Teleperformance to hire 20,000 people in 2024, to expand base in India

We are on course of that journey of having 1.5 lakh people by 2025, says Anish Mukker, CEO India, Teleperformance. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Teleperformance (TP), the French multinational customer experience company and global leader in business digital services, having an employee base of nearly 90,000 in India, is planning to hire an additional … Read more