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More than 18,000 Amtrak workers will receive a $900 bonus by year-end, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said, in an announcement which explained that funding for the bonuses will come from Amtrak's executive leadership team bonus packages. The FAA urged executive leadership "to forgo 50% of the bonus packages that would have been paid out under the misplaced priorities of the previous executive bonus structure.” Mark Wallace, the president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen National union, said: "End-of-year bonuses will now go to 18,000 front-line workers rather than being limited to the executive ranks. This long-overdue recognition of the employees who keep the railroad moving is a step in the right direction.” The announcement comes in the wake of the Trump administration's decision to limit $10,000 bonuses to only those air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown.
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PwC is introducing resilience and communication training for its graduate recruits to strengthen confidence and the human skills needed for management consulting. Chief people officer Phillippa O’Connor said that while graduates meet academic and cognitive standards, many lack resilience and the ability to handle pressure, feedback and challenging work situations - an issue she links partly to the post-pandemic education experience. The firm has expanded training in graduates’ first six months and launched debate clubs to build communication and confidence, particularly for those without prior exposure to such activities. PwC, which saw graduate applications increase by 35% to 47,000 this year, has reduced UK graduate roles from 1,500 to 1,300 due to a slowdown in consulting demand and increased automation.
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Europe
PwC in the UK is introducing resilience and communication training for its graduate recruits to strengthen confidence and the human skills needed for management consulting. Chief people officer Phillippa O’Connor said that while graduates meet academic and cognitive standards, many lack resilience and the ability to handle pressure, feedback and challenging work situations - an issue she links partly to the post-pandemic education experience. The firm has expanded training in graduates’ first six months and launched debate clubs to build communication and confidence, particularly for those without prior exposure to such activities. PwC, which saw graduate applications increase by 35% to 47,000 this year, has reduced UK graduate roles from 1,500 to 1,300 due to a slowdown in consulting demand and increased automation.
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Middle East
The UAE has declared Thursday, 1 January 2026, as a paid public holiday for both public and private sector employees, as announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE). The decision follows a circular implementing the Cabinet's approved official holidays. Additionally, Friday, 2 January 2026, will be a remote-work day for federal government employees, allowing them to balance work and family time. Employees required on-site must report to work as usual.
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Fingers remain tightly crossed around the world that the rampant hospitalization and fatality stage of the Covid-19 pandemic has generally peaked. Vaccination programmes are accelerating, and restrictions are gradually being lifted...
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ESG Is Not Just Another Name For CSR
Back in the distant 1980s if you wanted to demonstrate your environmental and ethical credentials it was sufficient to shop at or purchase shares in retailer The Body Shop. The charismatic Anita Roddick, founder of the “hippy” tinged retail chain, heralded a new age of environmental concern, caring capitalism and corporate awareness that evolved into what became known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR was much talked about and lauded, but in reality often ended up being a lot of a hot air (excuse the pun) and often never progressed much beyond a footnote in the annual report.
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Have Older Workers Paid The Highest COVID-19 Price?
Across the world the pandemic is slowly but surely moving into its next phase. Recovery beckons. As furlough schemes across the U.S. and U.K. are being wound down, restrictions eased or lifted, and workforces moving back up the gears, early signs indicate that older employees are more likely to be casualties of the pandemic aftermath than their younger colleagues. Here at the we have witnessed an increasing number of stories supporting the growing belief that older workers are disproportionately paying the highest Covid-19 price.
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Rolling with the Payroll
To mark National Payroll Week the team at the Human Times has provided some insight into the industry that we hope you’ll find useful.
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