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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. In 2018, Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich resigned for a similar reason. Smith was in charge of human resource staff in more than 30 countries.

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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

The Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) will give protection and resources to workers who join in the U.S. On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. union at the company.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Former President, Dow Chemical USA.