Southwest Airlines on Saturday, in an internal memo, offered employees a variety of new attractive incentives to prevent travel disruptions and flight cancellations over the upcoming holiday season. The airline is offering up to 120,000 Rapid Rewards points, valued at more than $1,400, to pilots, flight attendants, and other employees. Based on the note, flight…

The Daily Wire, a news website founded by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, is suing the Biden administration over its “tyrannical vaccine mandate” requiring large companies to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. In a statement issued Thursday, The Daily Wire said that the Dhillon Law Group Inc. and Alliance Defending Freedom…

Online real estate marketplace Zillow on Monday announced it will stop buying new homes for the rest of the year due to a backlog in renovations and operational capacity constraints. The company’s Chief Operating Officer, Jeremy Wacksman, said in a statement that Zillow will not be signing any new, additional contracts to buy homes through the end…

WASHINGTON—U.S. labor shortages may outlast the coronavirus pandemic and limit overall economic growth unless the country comes up with better education, health, and childcare policies to boost the number of people willing and able to work, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday. “As our workforce ages and birthrates decline, we could find…

LONDON—British employers increased pay for new staff by the most since at least the 1990s, according to a survey that will be studied by the Bank of England as it tries to assess how persistent the recent jump in inflation might be. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said firms were still seeking to hire…

Britain has deployed its army to restore fuel supplies across the nation after panic-buyers raced to forecourts to fill their cars over the past 10 days, leading to lengthy lines at gas stations and shortages across the country. Around 200 service members are being drafted from the army and Royal Air Force as part of Operation Escalin—reportedly an…

Walmart announced Thursday that it will be raising the hourly wages for more than 565,000 of its store workers by at least $1 amid fierce competition from among companies for skilled workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s largest retailer said in a memo to staff that the move marks the third investment the company has made in…

By Emily Rella It seems that virtually no industry has emerged unscathed from the coronavirus pandemic, but the restaurant industry was perhaps hit the hardest. Even major fast-food chains struggled with shuttering or temporarily closing locations and indoor dining, and it looks like those struggles are still ongoing. One Alabama location of beloved chicken chain Chick-fil-A announced…