Macau to reach pre-pandemic visitor levels with 39M arrivals in 2025 Summary Macau is forecast to record about 39 million visitor arrivals by the end of 2025, effectively returning to its 2019 peak, according to Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). The city logged 36.5 million visits from […]
New York Gaming Commission approves Hard Rock and Metropolitan Park for gaming license – G3 Newswire Summary The New York State Gaming Commission has granted a gaming licence to Metropolitan Park, the $8.1bn Hard Rock International and Steve Cohen proposal to redevelop 50 acres of asphalt around Citi Field into a year-round sports and entertainment […]
Prediction Markets Pose Threat to Businesses from Inside Traders Summary A labour lawyer from Littler, Steve Silver, warns that growth in prediction markets (eg. Kalshi, Polymarket) creates fresh incentives for employees to monetise confidential information. Trades need not rely on catastrophic company events — simple details such as IPO dates, product rollouts or contract changes […]
MGM Begins Paying Out After Big Data Breach Deal Summary MGM Resorts International has started issuing payments to people affected by two major cyberattacks after agreeing a $45 million class-action settlement earlier this year. Court documents show hackers accessed some form of personal data for more than 37 million people across incidents in mid-2019 and […]
Ontario Bets on Casino Growth in Niagara Tourism Overhaul Summary Ontario has released the Destination Niagara Strategy, a multi-billion plan that centres casino growth and gaming-linked hospitality as key levers to turn Niagara Falls into a year-round tourism and entertainment destination. The government aims to grow annual visitor numbers from roughly 13 million to about […]
Preparing for pay equity: How employers can stay ahead Summary This article by Caroline Pryce outlines the shifting pay-transparency landscape employers face, driven by upcoming UK changes, the EU Pay Transparency Directive (June 2026) and growing international regulation. It explains what data employers will need, how to collect it responsibly, and practical steps to make […]
Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review Summary This paper argues that current HRM research and practice underplays the lived realities of frontline service workers. Using a problematizing review and bibliometric mapping of 351 ABS-listed HRM/Employment papers (1980–2024), the authors show a strong positivist, psychology-centred bias in the literature and a neglect of experience-focused, […]
Why Tick Box Safety Training Is Driving UK Workforce Attrition – HR News Summary The article, by Benjamin Phillips (Managing Director, PGL Midlands), argues that a rush-to-complete, tick-box approach to safety training in UK construction and logistics is undermining both safety and staff retention. Compliance metrics and short e-learning modules produce certificates but not capability. […]
Businesses falling behind on 2026 reforms and line manager confidence almost zero – HR News Summary New research from WorkNest shows the majority of organisations are not ready for key changes in the Employment Rights Bill due in 2026. Over three quarters have not completed an impact assessment: 53% haven’t started one, 26% have no […]
Work Christmas Parties: How Employers Can Celebrate Safely This Festive Season – HR News Summary Christmas parties are often the social high point of the year, but legally they remain an extension of the workplace. Sara Patel, Employment Law Specialist at Banner Jones, warns that employers must manage risk, communicate expectations and comply with a […]
