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'Enough control' | Google owner Alphabet faces fresh joint employer complaint over contract workers
Google owner Alphabet is embroiled in a new legal challenge, with the US National...
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‘This is about respect’ | Boeing hit with strike by 33,000 workers after pay deal rejected
New CEO Kelly Ortberg earlier said strike action could put Boeing's “recovery...
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‘Shortsighted’ | Volkswagen could end a no-layoff pledge that's lasted 30 years
Volkswagen's CEO admitted the company couldn't rule out plant closures despite...
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'It’s an injustice' | Democrats ask DOL to explain alleged safety inspection tip-offs given to employers
Anyone found to have given “impermissible advance notice” of an inspection can...
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Bad credit | Mastercard cuts 3% of jobs despite stellar Q2 performance
Global payments giant Mastercard, has revealed plans to reduce its workforce by three...
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'No! You’re the greatest!' | Trump & Musk chat brings workers' rights to the heart of presidential race
Workers' rights have been brought to the forefront of the US presidential race, after...
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Fowl behavior | Worker gets 9-year prison sentence after stealing $1.5m worth of chicken wings
The employee's act of fraud was only noticed after her employer, a school district,...
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‘Billions of dollars' | 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants set for major wage hike after agreeing new deal
A tentative agreement has been reached after a 17% pay hike was rejected in June...
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Worker safety | Senate report: Amazon Prime Day "a major cause of injuries" for warehouse staff
The Senate Committee claimed peak periods like Prime Day lead to “intense pressure...
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“Unfair labor practices” | Thousands of Disney cast members set to vote on strike action
The bargaining unit argues Disney has engaged in “egregious” labor practices...
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‘Greed’ | John Deere to lay off 600 employees as workers condemn production shift to Mexico
Workers have expected the news for several weeks, with three US factories set for...
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Caught | Customer traces stolen luggage to Spirit Airlines employee's house
When we employ staff, we entrust them with the responsibility of upholding the company's...
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“Dangerously hot conditions” | HR must be wary of worker safety as first heat waves hit US sooner than expected
2023 had the highest number of fatalities due to the effects of excessive heat in...
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“Cautiously optimistic” | Starbucks resumes bargaining as wave of unionized stores demand better pay, staffing, & safety
"We believe in Starbucks," one barista at a unionized store stated as negotiations...
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‘A horrible, horrible tragedy’ | Two dead, three wounded after workplace shooting by 'disgruntled former employee'
Statements suggest the perpetrator opened fire at the linen company where he used...
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“Just so terrible” | Red Lobster files for bankruptcy as ex-workers lodge lawsuit claiming they were laid off without notice
"Red lobster just laid all of us off without notice," one disgruntled worker posted...
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‘Tragedy’ | Bank of America employee dies unexpectedly - the second this month
The 25-year-old trader tragically died on Thursday night...
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Honoring HR | Happy International HR Day! Make a wish, to shape a better future of work
“HR Shaping the New Future” is the theme for IHR Day 2024...
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Viva Las Pay-gas | Mirage workers will get a combined $80mn in severance as the iconic hotel closes its doors
34 years after it opened on the Las Vegas Strip, The Mirage Hotel and Casino will...
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Fast fashion | Report claims 75-hour weeks 'still the norm' in Shein's supply chain despite promise to fix overwork culture
The report follows Public Eye's first investigation in January 2021...
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