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After the Palm Beach Learjet Crash, How Employers Can Rethink Duty of Care for Business Travel
A business jet crash that killed nine people in Florida is a sobering reminder that work travel carries real risk. Here is what happened and how employers can prepare.

Joseph Bonner
4 days ago3 min read


How to Write a Handover Document Before Time Off
A clear handover document lets you take a real break and lets your team keep working without guesswork. Here is how to write one that actually gets used.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


Variety and Jimmy Kimmel Live: Paul Bettany Says He Burst 10 Blood Vessels in His Eye Filming VisionQuest
Paul Bettany told Jimmy Kimmel Live he blew out about 10 blood vessels in his eye while overacting a scene for VisionQuest, Variety reported on October 31.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


Deadline and Variety: Hello Sunshine Lays Off Half Its Staff Weeks After Reese Witherspoon Buyback
Deadline and Variety report that Hello Sunshine has let go about 30 people, roughly half its staff, weeks after Reese Witherspoon and Mediawan bought it back.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


Luxembourg Proposes Four 10 Hour Days, but Only Through Collective Agreements
Luxembourg's labor minister has proposed allowing a four day, 10 hour per day working week, but only where collective agreements set it out.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


How to Use Your Commute to Plan Your Workday
Your commute can be more than lost time. Here is how to use those minutes to set priorities, prepare for meetings and arrive ready to work.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


How to Answer a Recruiter Who Messages You Out of the Blue
A recruiter message can be an opportunity even when you are happy where you are. Here is how to reply professionally, ask the right questions and protect your time.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


People Inc. Lays Off 195 Employees, About 6% of Its Workforce
People Inc., the publisher behind People, Better Homes and Gardens and other brands, is cutting 195 jobs, mostly in print and legacy web operations.

Joseph Bonner
6 days ago3 min read


How to Speak Up When a Deadline Is Unrealistic
Saying yes to an impossible deadline sets everyone up to fail. Here is how to raise the problem early, calmly and with a plan your manager can act on.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 273 min read


How to Build a Brag File for Your Career
A brag file is a private record of your wins, praise and results at work. Kept well, it turns review season, raise talks and job searches from guesswork into evidence.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 273 min read


E! News: Jason Priestley Says Some Friends Turned on Him After 90210 Fame
Jason Priestley said some longtime friends grew jealous and tried to undercut him after Beverly Hills, 90210 made him famous, E! News reported.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 271 min read


Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to About 60,000 Employees
Microsoft is offering a voluntary exit package to about 60,000 employees in the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, the company said in a blog post Monday.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 273 min read


Dockworkers Plan Strikes and Protests at More Than 100 Ports on Oct. 30
Port unions in at least 17 countries are preparing coordinated strikes and demonstrations on October 30, with Italy registering a nationwide 24-hour walkout and Greece calling strikes in Piraeus.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 273 min read


How to Get Ready for a Skills Assessment Test
More employers now ask candidates to prove their abilities before an interview. Here is how to prepare for a skills assessment and walk in ready to show what you can do.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 273 min read


1,200 Steelworkers Strike at Canada's Highland Valley Copper Mine
More than 1,200 United Steelworkers members walked off the job at Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia, and the strike has now entered its first full week.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 263 min read


How to Ask for a Title Change Without a Raise
Sometimes the budget is not there for a raise, but your job has clearly grown. Here is how to ask for a title change that matches the work you already do.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 263 min read


Gyeonggi Bus Drivers Back a Walkout by 97.7% Ahead of Final Mediation
Bus drivers in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province voted 97.7% in favor of a strike that could start Oct. 30 if final mediation on Oct. 29 fails, their union said, citing pay and long working hours.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 243 min read


How to Prepare for a Background Check
A job offer that depends on a background check can feel nerve wracking. Here is what employers usually look at, what rights you have and how to prepare so nothing catches you off guard.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 243 min read


Xbox Will Require Four Office Days a Week for Redmond Area Staff Starting in February
Starting February 1, 2027, most Xbox employees who live within 50 commuting miles of Microsoft's Redmond campus will need to be in the office at least four days a week, according to an internal memo reported by The Verge.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 243 min read


How to Turn a Temporary Job Into a Permanent Role
A temporary or contract role can be a real audition. Here is how to show your value, build relationships and ask for a permanent offer.

Joseph Bonner
Oct 233 min read
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