Glitch leaves American Airlines stranded for pilots | Study explores realities of working past retirement age | The challenges of handling sexual harassment allegations
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A scheduling error has left more than 15,000 American Airlines flights without pilots around Christmas, the Allied Pilots Association says. The airline is offering pilots 1.5 times normal hourly pay to work, but the union says the airline is violating its labor pact and is not properly incentivizing working on Christmas. Bloomberg (free registration) (11/30)
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Recruiting & Retention
Study explores realities of working past retirement age A study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College examines the advantages and disadvantages of working past traditional retirement age. It finds that doing so can be financially beneficial but is likely to be more difficult for less educated people, who face narrowing job opportunities as they age. ThinkAdvisor (free registration) (11/28)
How to accommodate workers' health situations Tailor health accommodations to the employee's needs and remember that changes can be as simple as tweaking a workstation or allowing flexibility for doctor appointments, writes Tom Foran, a vice president at Standard Insurance. "You can work with your disability carrier to implement a disability management strategy that helps create a supportive environment," he writes. Workforce online (11/27)
Technology
How automation could affect employment and wages Automation over the next decade-plus could be mitigated without a great loss in employment, but the changes and resulting challenges are difficult to predict, according to a McKinsey analysis. In the short term, a shortage of qualified workers in many industries is helping lower-income workers' wages rise quickly, writes Daniel Gross. McKinsey (11/2017),Strategy+Business online (free registration) (11/22)
The HR Leader
Focus on an employer brand strategy Promote your employer brand by hiring marketing talent in the HR department and conducting brand campaigns, writes Rebecca Gloyne, head of employer branding for PepsiCo Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. "[W]e need to put marketing at the heart of the talent acquisition strategy," Gloyne writes. Marketing Week (UK) (free content) (11/29)
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