Michael Carty

Just one in four Americans say they back US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds One in four Republicans say Trump is too willing to use military force.

Just one in four Americans supports Iran strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

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UK workers lost £28.5bn to unpaid overtime in 2025, TUC finds One in eight regularly work extra hours without pay, with the average employee missing out on £8,100 per year

UK workers lost £28.5bn to unpaid overtime in 2025, TUC finds

#HR

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1950...

Colour photo of a white flower. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: " African Cape Daisy (Osteospermum barberiae)". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Tremendous Tuesday tidings, friends!

#EarlyShift

Meg illuminated by today's very lovely sunshine (a la Ashdown Forest).

MJCarty snapshots February 2026 Awakening frogs and other hints of spring! A few personal highlights from February 2026, captured in tiny wee snapshots.

Blogged: MJCarty snapshots February 2026

Awakening frogs and other hints of spring!

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Pay interns ‘at least’ the minimum wage, Labour tells bosses

#HR

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Colour photo of a sunrise. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Sunrise_over_Salthill,_Galway_from_Blackrock_Pier". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Good morning, and welcome to this first Monday of March.

How are things in your world, right now?

#EarlyShift

MJCarty snapshots February 2026 Awakening frogs and other hints of spring! A few personal highlights from February 2026, captured in tiny wee snapshots.

Blogged: MJCarty snapshots February 2026

Awakening frogs and other hints of spring!

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Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.

Burger King rolls out AI headsets that track employee 'friendliness'

#HR #AI

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Colour photo of butterflies. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Monarch_butterflies_(Danaus_plexippus_plexippus)_Piedra_Herrada_2". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Welcome to Saturday, and welcome to this final day of February.

How are you feeling, in this moment?

Should you fancy a wee bit of #EarlyShift reading, my new bloggage is up at MJCarty.com!

Vegetarian diet can slash risk of five cancers by up to 30%, study finds University of Oxford researchers find vegetarians have a reduced risk of five types of cancers, including a 28% lower risk of kidney cancer and 31% lower risk of multiple myeloma.

Vegetarian diet can slash risk of five cancers by up to 30%, study finds

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Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely

"...like digging your own digital grave."

Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs

#HR #AI

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Colour photo of a flower. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Flower_jtca001". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Welcome to Friday, friends.

What is good in your world today?

#EarlyShift

Tesco plans head office shake-up with 180 jobs cut, but new roles created The UK’s biggest supermarket said it recognises the changes will come as ‘difficult news’ to staff members affected by its proposals.

Tesco plans head office shake-up with 180 jobs cut, but new roles created

www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...

The surprising sight of a very-early-in-the-year ladybird in yesterday's lovely sunshine.

Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI Investors' and economists' concerns that artificial intelligence will upend established industries are deepening, as Goldman Sachs warned on Tuesday that accelerating AI adoption could push U.S. unemp...

Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI

www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Can relate...

Hay fever hits early as tree pollen levels ‘very high’

#HayFever

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Colour photo of flowers. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Mexican_Milkweed_Asclepias_curassavica_Flowers_Closeup_3008px". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Fragrantly floral #FridayJunior felicitations, friends!

Feeling fine?

#EarlyShift

Nothing superior, nothing inferior Does the lens through which you view the world distort what is truly there in front of you?

Blogged: Nothing superior, nothing inferior

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Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown

#HR

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Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections Richard Tice echoes Donald Trump with pledge of ‘great repeal act’ and ‘tight quotas and significant tariffs’

Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections

#HR

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Oil painting of waves and a boat. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Aivazovsky,_Ivan_-_The_Ninth_Wave". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Warmest Wednesday waves and well wishes!

#EarlyShift

Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’ Average number of female FTSE 100 CEOs stalled at nine last year, the same number as 2024, review says

Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tiny wee frog (presumably just recently awoken from hibernation) spotted on my early morning walk just now).

Colour photo of colourful model skulls and devils. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "Mexican_curious_01". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Top Tuesday tidings, friends!

#EarlyShift

From 'buy America' to 'bye America', Wall Street exodus gathers pace U.S. investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and overseas markets look more attractive.

From 'buy America' to 'bye America', Wall Street exodus gathers pace

www.reuters.com/business/buy...

Decline in remote jobs risks shutting disabled people out of work, study finds Research project warns fall in homeworking roles could undermine efforts to reduce unemployment

Decline in remote jobs risks shutting disabled people out of work, study finds

#HR

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Colour photo of a sunrise over a beach. This image is on Wikimedia Commons, with the following title: "640px-Sunrise_Akumal". If you have taken the time to access this text, may today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

Welcome to Monday.

May today be nothing but kind to you and yours.

#EarlyShift

Nothing superior, nothing inferior Does the lens through which you view the world distort what is truly there in front of you?

Blogged: Nothing superior, nothing inferior

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KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge as demand soars Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge

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