The abrupt departure of Laxman Narasimhan at the helm of Starbucks is adding to a record number of CEO ousters at US companies. trib.al/xoeEBjY

Growing ranks of corporate leaders are being given the option to run their businesses a plane ride away, at a time when many employees are forced to return to the office trib.al/1is0ram

Parents lose eight days of work while businesses lose up to $300 billion annually trib.al/tbJMMfK

The FTC's proposed ban on noncompete agreements has been blocked. Here's what it means for companies and workers trib.al/B7SbgCO

Crayola gets trademark for the waxy scent of its crayons. trib.al/dYbyuAW

CEOs who want to make viral videos to talk up their earnings have a new role model: Blackstone's Jon Gray trib.al/nSrdr53

Australians can now legally ignore unreasonable after-hours work calls and emails under new government legislation that came into effect on Monday trib.al/TnJ2kAG

At Pangdonglai, employees can apply for up to 10 days of “unhappiness leave.” trib.al/KFPhQLm

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Dubai is the best destination for hybrid working, Savills says, while Abu Dhabi leapfrogged Malaga and Miami in annual league table trib.al/GuqBHGV

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Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours trib.al/jCgq8LT

South Korea will start allowing families to hire foreign nannies as the nation grapples with the world’s lowest birth rate trib.al/W3DtNab

London is lagging behind other major global cities when it comes to working in the office, raising concerns about productivity trib.al/hQKiojO

AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient trib.al/EoZf5cx

Nearly 3% of US adults have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder trib.al/hVJ7oTM

Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing called on Germans to work harder if they want to get the country’s economy back on track trib.al/taJQm9I

Breastfeeding is one of the biggest challenges for a new mother returning to work in the US. One breast pump startup says it can give working moms more of their day back trib.al/3yu3KW2

PwC is clamping down on remote working in the UK, bringing in tighter rules that require employees to spend more time in the office trib.al/gTKruZH

Australia’s "right to disconnect" that gives workers the right to refuse to respond to unreasonable after-hours contact from their employers could become a headache for bosses who must now navigate between complying and getting the job done trib.al/P8O5tCe