Whether mini-sabbatical or adult gap year, more people taking extended work breaks
The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States.
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Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model
Luke Leising founded and leads Guidon, which has more than 90 employees and specializes in designing buildings for medical professionals and hospital campuses.
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Pet perks: More employers offering pet insurance, letting pups come to the office
The rise of pet insurance and pet-friendly workplaces comes amid wider societal changes with health benefits experts citing people waiting longer to have children and increasingly treating pets as part of the family.
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Pitney Bowes eliminating 311 jobs in Greenwood
Brett Cody, senior director of communications for Pitney Bowes, said the company is shifting its parcel delivery and returns operation to two other Midwest hubs “to more efficiently meet client demands and evolving market opportunities.”
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Indiana executive-branch employee misreported work hours, report finds
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file criminal charges in the case because the state employee paid back the full amount of $7,617.50 in restitution.
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AAR Aircraft Services to close airport plant, terminate 329 employees
The plant at Indianapolis International Airport will see its first series of employment terminations starting on Feb. 15, with more phases continuing through Feb. 28, 2027, the company said.
Lilly’s growth explosion tests state’s workforce development
Eli Lilly and Co.’s career website this month listed 254 job openings in Indianapolis and another 90 in Lebanon, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 445 open positions the pharmaceutical giant listed across the United States.
State health insurance plan changes reflect Braun’s vision
For 2026, the plan features significantly lower out-of-pocket costs for members who use the plan’s “narrow network” that limits choice.
Job seekers, employers say AI’s influence making entry-level work harder to find
The rise of artificial intelligence is not only affecting how people work—it’s also shaping the job market itself, especially for graduates in search of their first professional jobs.
Companies might find ways to avoid Trump’s new $100,000 visa
The H-1B visa is popular among tech companies, with Amazon, Microsoft and information technology contractors like Infosys and Cognizant among some of the largest users.
Here’s how the federal government shutdown will hit Indiana
Federal employees across Indiana will be furloughed or forced to work without pay beginning Wednesday after Congress failed to fund the government, leading to a shutdown.
Mayor’s call center workers form union
The Mayor’s Action Center at the City-County Building has a dozen employees who operate as the front line for complaints and questions for the Hogsett administration. Yet, those employees are among the lowest paid in the city-county enterprise.
Change in Marion County’s residency requirement still sought despite committee’s vote
An almost 50-year-old requirement that county employees live in Indianapolis is creating staffing problems for some city agencies, but councilors on the City-County Council’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee voted 6-5 against changing the rule.
ICE’s arrest of police officer raise questions about E-Verify
About 23 states, including Indiana, require E-Verify for at least some public and/or private employers.
Former WISH-TV chief meteorologist sues broadcasting company over noncompete agreement
Meteorologist Ashley Brown, who worked at WISH-TV from 2017 to early 2025, filed the lawsuit against Circle City Broadcasting I LLC in Marion Superior Court.
More companies turn to virtual recruiters to screen job candidates
A growing number of organizations use AI for recruiting to automate candidate searches and communicate with applicants during the interview process.
More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
Starbucks put new limits starting Monday on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.
Another buyout offer hits inboxes of some federal workers
The deal, extended across at least five agencies in recent days, resurrects an option to resign now and be paid through September.
Greenwood manufacturer to close facility, lay off 72 workers
A spokesperson said the move is a strategic adjustment to the company’s business structure as part of ongoing efforts to optimize operations.
Fired federal workers face choices now that judge wants them rehired
Whether to return to the federal workforce is a decision confronting thousands of fired employees.
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The administration on Thursday ordered agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection—potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
Trump closes down federal worker buyout offer after judge lifts hold
Unions representing more than 800,000 federal workers had filed a lawsuit to stop the program, calling it an “arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum.”
Federal layoffs ‘likely’ if too few employees choose to quit, memo says
Heads of federal agencies are under increasing pressure from the Trump administration to slash the size of their staff after early indications of the deferred resignation program show officials still short of realizing their goal of 2% to 5% reduction.
Governor’s cabinet secretaries among state’s highest-paid employees
The eight cabinet secretaries serving under Gov. Mike Braun will each take home $275,000 annually for their new positions.