Most-clicked story of the week
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit at the end of last month claiming technology sector employment agency Sibitalent Corp. openly preferred to hire only H-1B visa holders. One California job seeker allegedly received an email regarding a data analyst role with the phrase “ONLY H1B” attached to it. EEOC has been cracking down on national origin bias in recent months, particularly against American workers.
Number of the week: 23%
The percentage of employees surveyed by Wiley Workplace Intelligence who said they were excited about the workplace culture when their manager is generally unavailable. On the other hand, 76% expressed excitement about workplace culture when they have an available manager. Manager availability may be a large predictor for workplace engagement and retention, per the survey, especially around employee learning.
Quote of the week
“It is hard to admit you do not understand something when you are supposed to be the person with the answers. But pretending leaves you with the same unanswered question tomorrow.”
Alex Adamopoulos
CEO, Emergn
Executives may be using artificial intelligence tools more than their workers do, according to a report released by Channel V Media — but a study from Emergn also indicated that nearly 1 in 5 senior leaders surveyed admitted they pretended to know more about AI than they actually did. Many executives said they used AI for research purposes.