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Santa Monica public radio station KCRW will part ways with more than a dozen staffers and end the popular podcast “Greater LA.”KCRW-FM (89.9) host Steve Chiotakis, who created “Greater LA,” announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the final episode of his daily news program would air Thursday, as “management is ending it after nearly 5 years.”“I am so grateful for the time we had, the wonderful people who helped put it together, and all the ears that listened,” he wrote. “Thank you for everything!”Chiotakis’ announcement…

America’s healthcare system is on the brink. Cracks exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic nearly four years ago have grown and multiplied. Many healthcare systems are operating at a loss, causing hospitals to limit their services or even close, with these lapses in healthcare availability hitting rural and underserved communities the hardest. Healthcare worker staffing shortages are causing declines in care quality and availability nationwide, contributing to an increasing sense of job dissatisfaction and career flight for…

N Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons chairperson, informed shareholders during the TCS Annual General Meeting (AGM) that the company has sacked six employees and banned as many staffing firms after allegations by a whistleblower surfaced a recruitment scam. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ Monetisation a hurdle for direct MF platforms■ Byju Raveendran tells staff his commitment to company is unwavering■ Top 4 IT firms see subcontracting costs jump 60%Jobs scam | TCS sacks six employees, as…

The allegations of a recruitment scandal at Tata Consultancy Services may be just the “tip of the iceberg” as a lot of companies have unwelcome nexuses in operation as they work with unfamiliar manpower firms and micro-boutique players, said several HR firm executives that ET spoke to.This comes after the country’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services found senior executives breaching corporate code of conduct to give preferential treatment to some recruiters. The incident was discovered following a…

Tata Consultancy Services has sacked at least four executives for allegedly giving preferential treatment to certain staffing firms in recruiting contractual employees, people aware of the development said.Action has been initiated against five employees, including ES Chakravarthy, global head of TCS’s resource management group (RMG), following a whistle-blower complaint earlier this month, one of the persons said. As per the whistle blower, Chakravarthy had been accepting commissions from staffing firms for a number of…

Photo via Ethan Miller / Getty Images Taylor Sheridan tells it like it is, and why shouldn’t he? Being a stoic cowboy is his whole vibe. When the Yellowstone, 1883, and 1923 creator was asked how he feels about the current WGA Writers Strike — Sheridan didn’t hold back. The actor, writer, and producer explained that although he stands with the WGA’s new financial asks, he isn’t as keen on the creative hurtles that those larger demands may pose to his process. per Deadline: “If they tell me, ‘You’re going to…

Some staff apparently hoped Microsoft would cancel or reboot it Redfall has been a pretty notable stumble out of the gate for Xbox and Arkane. Today, a new report sheds some light on some of the behind-the-scenes tension that led to Redfall‘s troubled release. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has published a new report diving into the development of Redfall, which began in 2018. As the article outlines, it came from a goal of chasing “games as a service”, as ZeniMax reportedly urged developers to implement microtransactions.…

A JetBlue Airways Corp. plane prepares for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJetBlue Airways is preparing to cut scores of weekly flights in the New York City area this spring and summer in response to a shortage of air traffic controllers, a measure that will have a financial impact on the airline, CEO Robin Hayes told CNBC on Wednesday.Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a new plan to help avoid a repeat of 2022's flight…

Dollar General Corp. DG -0.86% plans to pour an additional $100 million into its stores, primarily in staffing levels, as it looks to attract more bargain-hunting shoppers from rivals. Chief Executive Jeff Owen said Thursday the investment in additional labor hours looks to build on its continued sales growth and capture market share by lifting store standards and the in-store shopping experience.…

Travelers check in at a Southwest Airlines ticket counter during the busy Christmas holiday season at Orlando International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines' CEO said the company will increase winter staffing and equipment to help avoid a repeat of mass cancelations over the year-end holidays that cost the company millions of dollars and stranded tens of thousands of travelers.In a filing ahead of an investor conference, Southwest said it…