A study by Randstad found that 43% of Gen Z employees have "ghosted" an employer -- accepted a job, then changed their mind before the start date -- compared to 26% of millennials and Gen X, and 13% of Baby Boomers. The practice has also become common in Canada, the United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, including Singapore and Hong Kong.

Reports of domestic violence and workplace conflict are among warning signs employers should look for when considering job candidates, says Kathleen Bonczyk of the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute. Gary Martin, who has killed five co-workers, had been arrested multiple times and had been in prison for attacking a girlfriend.

Goldman Sachs has relaxed its dress code but asks that employees use good judgment in choosing business attire, according to a memo sent to workers. In a Twitter poll by the company that asks what employees should wear, "hoodie & sneakers" comes in first at 38%.

Thirty-nine percent of employees ages 18 to 49 say the shift toward workers staying longer in the workforce is negative, according to a poll by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Thirty percent of workers in the same age group say the shift will be bad for the US economy.

IBM uses artificial intelligence to identify workers who are about to resign. The technology is 95% accurate and has saved the company almost $300 million in retention costs, CEO Ginni Rometty says.

Different people may be motivated by different things as they strive to excel in business. Here is a look at four motivational factors: power, values, work preference and connections.

The lure of free food at the office causes some employees to eschew all manner of common courtesy and professional decorum. Alison Green details odd behavior employees have exhibited, including stalking conference rooms awaiting meeting leftovers, hoarding treats at desks and packing food into coolers to take home.

BuzzFeed employees are requesting that the company pay out the accrued time off to the approximately 250 employees who were laid off last week. Lenke Taylor, BuzzFeed's human resources lead, said the company is open to discussing the issue.

Companies offer various perks in an effort to attract and retain employees, but those perks may also be an attempt to influence the behavior of workers, writes Elizabeth C. Tippett, a University of Oregon Law School associate professor. In this commentary, she suggests that perks help the "nanny employer" control and monitor employees.