[02MAR] Paper Cut - Weekly Employer Branding Headlines

Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly dose of sharp insights in employer branding, talent attraction, and HR.

This week, we’re diving into:

🚀 Elon Musk’s cryptic ‘Doge Email’ sends federal employees into chaos

🔥 DEI remains under fire, as Google employees challenge leadership and companies adapt to political pressure

🏢 Hybrid work mandates tighten at Deloitte, EY, PwC, and KPMG

📈 Female board representation reaches record highs, but is it real progress or just optics?

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🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

🚀 Musk’s ‘Doge Email’ Shakes Up Washington

Musk’s Email Sparks Federal Employee Chaos – The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/politics/elon-musk-email-doge-federal-workers-trump.html

Musk Calls ‘Doge Email’ a Pulse Check – Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/musk-tells-cabinet-doge-email-pulse-check-workers-warns-us-go-bankrupt-without-action.amp

🔥 DEI: Holding the Line or Under Fire?

Google’s Heated All-Hands Meeting on AI & DEI – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/google-all-staff-meeting-ai-dei

How C-Suites Are Reacting to Trump’s DEI Orders – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/csuites-react-to-trump-dei-orders/741116/

Companies Maintain DEI Commitments Despite Political Pressure – Littler: https://www.littler.com/publication-press/press/companies-largely-maintain-inclusion-equity-and-diversity-commitments-amid

🏢 Hybrid Work: The Big Four Firms Are Making a Move

Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG Tighten Hybrid Work Policies – Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-ey-pwc-kpmg-hybrid-work-policies-return-office-rto-2025-2

📈 A Win for Female Leadership

Women’s Representation on FTSE 100 Boards Hits a New High – HR Magazine: https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/new-rise-in-female-representation-on-ftse-boards

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