Workplace culture

DCI in Hutchinson, Kansas, is giving employees unsure about retirement the option to work part-time and gradually ease into the next phase of their lives.

Forty companies made the 2024 edition of American Banker's annual list of enviable workplace cultures in the financial technology space. Here is a look at some of what makes these firms employers of choice.

Though written before the internet era, the book about working at Salomon Brothers in the 1980s that launched Michael Lewis' writing career still holds important lessons about the true costs of success.

Shifting from earlier plans, the FDIC has established a special committee to investigate allegations of harassment and a toxic workplace culture at the agency. It will be led by directors Jonathan McKernan and Michael Hsu and may include as many as three nonvoting members from outside the agency.

Meaningful progress on DEI initiatives has a real effect on the workforce. We examine the dynamics that drive this conclusion and what it means for companies.

The Truist Leadership Institute is part of a growing corporate leadership-training industry that says it's focused on creating more empathetic leaders. But critics decry the institute's blurring of personal and professional boundaries, and question its scientific backing.

The National Labor Relations Board has found that the Wisconsin-based insurance provider withheld certain employment information during the collective bargaining process. The company and its workers' union have been locked in contentious contract negotiations.

The core banking provider was No. 1 on American Banker's ranking of the Best Places to Work in Fintech this year. The company attributes this success to encouraging employees to hash out solutions to challenges.

Roughly one in two people who work in finance would change jobs —  or already have — if their managers required them to spend more time in the office, according to a new survey.

"Our leaders ... have to be visible on the floor, they must meet with clients, they need to teach and advise, and they should always be accessible for immediate feedback and impromptu meetings," the company's operating committee said in a memo to employees.