Starbucks to increase spend with diverse suppliers to $1.5 billion by 2030 Starbucks Coffee Company is accelerating its supplier diversity efforts and as part of the expansion of efforts to advance racial and social equity. Seasonal Recap: Retail holiday hiring down 7%Despite record need, high demand and, in some cases, signing bonuses, retail employers struggled to fill holiday jobs in 2021. Walmart expanding grocery delivery inside customer homes to 30 million homes Walmart is significantly scaling up its delivery service that allows it to enter a customer’s home or garage to deliver groceries and other purchases or pick up returns. Starbucks: U.S. employees must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or test weekly Starbucks Corp. is the first large U.S. retail employer to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Macy’s reportedly cuts store hours amid COVID surge, staffing problems Macy’s has temporarily shortened the hours its stores are open for business in January — but not by that much. The states raising minimum wages in 2022 are… Nearly half of the country welcomed in the new year by increasing minimum wages for hourly workers. Strict vaccine mandate for private sector takes effect in NYC New York City has become the first city in the United States to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate for private employers. OSHA update on vaccine mandate Unvaccinated employees of large companies will have more time before they have to start testing on a regular basis. Amazon to expand tech hubs in Austin, Phoenix Amazon is adding square footage and employees to existing tech hubs in Austin and Phoenix. Vaccine mandate for large employers reinstated; OSHA gives some leeway A Supreme Court showdown is likely to occur over the reinstatement of the vaccine mandate for large businesses. First Previous 45 46 47 48 49 Next Last