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Pichai probe | Google employees grill CEO on cost-cutting, layoffs, & "decline in morale" in all-hands meeting
Google's CEO and CFO faced a barrage of questions from employees during a company meeting last week,...
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‘Greedy corporations’ | Uber & Lyft accused of dodging $266mn in benefit contributions through employee misclassification
A Massachusetts State Auditor released a report on Tuesday, April 30, accusing companies like Uber and...
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‘Historic breakthrough’ | Volkswagen workers vote to join the UAW in landmark unionization victory
The vote means workers in the Chattanooga plant will become the first autoworkers in the South outside...
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Food with integrity? | Chipotle to pay $2.9m in settlement over violations of Seattle labor laws
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $2.9million to 1,853 employees across eight locations in Seattle...
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Cannabis-sed off | 600 workers at Eaze, the “Uber of weed,” threaten 'unprecedented' strike over pay and conditions
Eleven depots across California would be disrupted by the strike, which could come just ahead of April...
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'Excessive' | Internal battle in Smith & Nephew over executive pay raises wider questions
Shareholders of Smith & Nephew, a prominent FTSE 100 industrial group, are at odds over proposed executive...
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Bowling alley-gations | Embattled bowling alley giant sued by exec who said firm attempted extortion
The world's largest bowling center operator, Bowlero has found itelf entangled in a web of allegations...
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Payroll fraud | Walmart to resolve 'paycheck discrepancies,' offer two years of fraud protection after employee-led payroll breach
According to the retail giant, the ex-worker gained access to the records of employees and may have changed...
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‘Reduce excess staffing’ | United Airlines asks pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave after Boeing delivery delays
Pilots may take unpaid leave time off for the entirety of May, on specific dates throughout the month,...
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Earn a crust | California fast food workers become highest paid in the U.S. after minimum wage hike to $20 per hour
Many employers have already taken steps to combat the elevated minimum wage with price hikes, reduced...
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‘Exemplary’ | Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston offers 'crucial' childcare stipend to working parents
Alongside the monthly stipend designed to reduce childcare costs, MBV Charleston is also expanding childcare...
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Layoff tactics | Stellantis enforced "mandatory remote work day" before conducting virtual mass firing
Stellantis told 400 salaried, nonunion employees to work from home the day before firing them over a...
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‘Rewarding our team’ | Target doubles bonuses for salaried employees
Target is reportedly planning to double bonus payments to salaried employees for 2023.
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NASA vs SpaceX | Houston, we have a hiring problem - who's winning the talent space race?
High salaries and rapid innovation are helping SpaceX and Blue Origin win the space race for attracting...
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'Unusual' | SpaceX rule bans employees from selling their stock if they commit an “act of dishonesty”
According to insider information and leaked internal documents, provisions in typical contracts allow...
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Netflix, Tesla & more | The U.S. companies spending more on executive compensation than federal tax
The report, from Analysis by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS),...
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'Positive results' | Airbnb extends pay transparency policy to total compensation including equity
In a statement released on March 13, the holiday lettings app announced that every Airbnb employee across...
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Quality control | Boeing overhauls employee bonuses in bid to fix serial safety issues
The move to tie employee bonuses to quality and safety training seems to reflect a collaborative effort...
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Extra dough | California Panera restaurants to raise minimum wage to $20 per hour after scrutiny on law exemption
A new minimum wage state law will come into effect in California on April 1. It requires all fast food...
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For love nor money | 'Thousands and thousands' of Lyft, Uber, & DoorDash drivers to strike on Valentine's Day over unfair pay
Multiple drivers' unions including Justice For App Workers and Rideshare Drivers United have united...
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