Amazon has agreed to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. The acquisition of the upscale grocery, which has been struggling with costs and with pressure from activist shareholders, will advance Amazon's push into physical retail.
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President Donald Trump is directing the Labor secretary to set broad standards for apprenticeship programs and encourage businesses to create them. Under the new executive order, agencies will also review job training programs and make recommendations.
Global Intermix gave employees Fitbit trackers as a holiday gift and then created monthly competitions for increasing sleep and activity. Zeus Legal Funding offers employees the MoodGYM program to boost mental health, and Intuit combines technology-driven health data with wellness coaches who interpret it and help employees make choices to improve their well-being.
Employers must proactively safeguard the workplace, training consultant Lynne Curry writes. Curry offers four steps for employers to better protect workers, including checking backgrounds to ensure candidates have no history of bullying, threatening of co-workers or poor temper control.
Professionals who help others in the morning can become mentally fatigued and exhibit selfish tendencies in the afternoon, says Russell Johnson, a researcher at Michigan State University. If you absolutely need to help a co-worker, disengage from work for a bit afterward, Johnson suggests.
