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‘Totally blindsided’ | Hundreds of staff left without pay after Subway stores suddenly close
Over 200 Subway employees have been left without jobs and pay after 23 stores closed down in Oregon.
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Communication breakdown | Over 17,000 AT&T workers down tools across multiple states
More strife in the tech sector as AT&T workers strike over what their union calls “unfair labor...
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Wellbeing boost? | IKEA says it is "elevating the co-worker experience" with AI-powered drones
“Integrating 24/7 operational drones into IKEA warehouses is not only a great step in inventory management...
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The gig's up | Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds ruling on Amazon drivers' employment status
Wisconsin court upholds ruling that says Amazon Flex drivers are employees not independent...
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Bad credit | Mastercard cuts 3% of jobs despite stellar Q2 performance
Mastercard has become the latest big name corporation to announce a round of redundancies, despite healthy...
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Employee welfare | Healthcare costs set to surge in 2025 says report
A new report from global professional services firm Aon says that US employers should brace for a significant...
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“I misspoke” | Ex-Google CEO walks back claims that "work-life balance" damaged the company's performance
Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt says he regrets his comments, in which he claimed that "Google decided that work-life...
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Comp | Starbucks appoints shock new CEO with $113m pay packet (that's 16,740,440 caramel macchiatos)
One of the largest executive compensation packages in corporate history, Niccol's total pay includes...
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Employee rights | Amazon & SpaceX among those gaining ground against NLRB with constitutional challenges
Employers are relying on the US Constitution to help undermine the work of the National Labor Relations...
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128-degree heat | Former employees recall "nightmare" work conditions at JD Vance-backed startup
AppHarvest faces allegations that employees had to work through extreme temperatures, were given little...
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Fowl behavior | Worker gets 9-year prison sentence after stealing $1.5m worth of chicken wings
The US Department of Commerce estimates employee theft costs are growing 15% each year.
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SEC rule | Citigroup tells employees they can't donate to the Harris-Walz campaign without company approval
Citi must keep employees in check with their donations due to the Securities and Exchange Commission's...
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“A LOT of underpayment” | McDonald's to reimburse 40,000 after payroll issue that lasted a decade
The payroll errors at McDonald's occurred as the company miscalculated annual leave and leave pay entitlements,...
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‘Torture’ | Dell lays off 12,500 employees to become “leaner” in shift toward AI
Dell is laying off approximately 12,500 employees as it plans to become leaner and modernize its sales...
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Performance | Microsoft CPO tells staff: Prioritize security or risk losing promotions & pay raises
Microsoft has told its staff they must show how they have prioritized security during performance reviews...
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“Unfortunate” | EEOC will furlough all staff for one day in August after budget difficulties
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces civil rights...
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‘Resize and refocus’ | Intel announces 15,000 layoffs in plan to scrap 'non-essential work'
Intel has announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs, around 15% of its workforce, in a bid to reduce costs and...
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Special bonus | Microsoft surprises staff with one-off cash bonus rewarding “tremendous work”
Non-executive employees will receive a payment of an additional 10% to 25% of the value of their annual...
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Stakeholder shake-up | Tinder parent company to cut jobs as activist investors seek changes
The parent company behind dating app Tinder will let go about six percent of its staff as activist investors...
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'Historic moment' | Apple store staff secure landmark union deal to improve pay & work-life balance
Apple and the union representing retail workers at a store in Maryland have agreed to a landmark deal,...
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