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Texas Hold 'em | Samsung global cuts to hit stalling Texas chip plant
Samsung is reportedly cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some divisions, including some jobs...
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'Good jobs' | White House unveils ambitious plan to transform workforce
In a move set to significantly impact the US labor market, the Biden-Harris administration has launched...
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‘The best contract' | Boeing agrees to historic pay rise, possibly averting strike by 33,000 workers
Boeing has agreed to significant improvements to the compensation and benefits packages of its staff,...
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‘Shortsighted’ | Volkswagen could end a no-layoff pledge that's lasted 30 years
Volkswagen may be forced to drop its pledge to protect jobs dating back to 1994 which promised no layoffs...
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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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“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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'No! You’re the greatest!' | Trump & Musk chat brings workers' rights to the heart of presidential race
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been labelled a "scab" after a controversial chat with X owner...
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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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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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'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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'Progressive virtue signaling' | CrowdStrike faces DEI lawsuit, days after suggestions diversity played part in global IT outage
The cybersecurity firm behind last week's global IT crash is facing claims of discrimination over its...
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‘Billions of dollars' | 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants set for major wage hike after agreeing new deal
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), a union representing 28,000 American Airlines...
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‘No pay no planes’ | 99% of Boeing factory workers vote to authorize strike
The vote comes as the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), a union representing...
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“Unfair labor practices” | Thousands of Disney cast members set to vote on strike action
A coalition of three Disney unions representing 14,000 “cast members” will vote next week on the...
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Positivity pit | Starbucks, Pacific Union, Meta: The ten giant US companies where employee confidence is lowest
At some employers, like Nvidia, optimism is sky-high. The same can't be said for companies including...
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‘Abusive behaviors’ | San Diego Wave FC hits back at ex-employee's toxic workplace allegations
Brittany Alvarado, the former videographer for the soccer club, claimed working under the club president...
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‘Greed’ | John Deere to lay off 600 employees as workers condemn production shift to Mexico
John Deere has announced it will make 600 job cuts across three US factories just weeks after workers...
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“Extract every last dollar” | Alaska Airlines tentatively agrees "record contract" with flight attendant employees
Alaska Airlines struck a tentative agreement with a union representing over 6,500 of its flight attendants...
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'Only reason is greed' | John Deere causes outrage as staff slashed and production to move to Mexico
John Deere, America's renowned agricultural equipment manufacturer, faces intense backlash as it shifts...
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