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Exploitation allegation | Home Depot founder Arthur Blank faces lawsuit by 'overworked' private plane staff
Two former private flight attendants who served in Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank's family office...
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Wage theft | DOL 'deeply concerned' after recovering $1bn in lost wages for US workers
Employers have been reminded of the importance of payroll compliance and HR best practice after the Department...
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Chicharrónes & cookies | Google CEO: Free meals aren't a 'perk', they're a productivity driver
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hailed the power of free meals and food at the company, claiming they drive...
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‘Surreal’ | Meta announces layoffs at WhatsApp & Instagram - while firing staff who abused $25 meal perk to buy toothpaste & wine glasses
Meta has begun a round of layoffs impacting employees across WhatsApp, Instagram, Reality Labs, and other...
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HR pioneer | Meta's Chief People Officer to step down after 16 years
Meta's Chief People Officer, Lori Goler, will step down next summer after more than 16 years shaping...
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Stormy weather | Hurricane season impacting unemployment numbers
Unemployment claims in the US rose sharply last week, driven by the impact of Hurricane Helene and furloughs...
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Directive Down Under | Dell expands RTO mandate beyond North America
As previously reported, Dell has begun its return to office mandate, instructing Australian employees...
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'A fair share' | Longshoreman strike ends with record pay deal
The three-day strike that halted operations at US ports along the East and Gulf Coasts has concluded,...
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‘Alignment Offer’ | Automattic CEO will pay staff $30,000 to leave if they oppose his legal battle with WP Engine
Founder of Automattic Matt Mullenweg will pay staff 159 former staff who don't support his ongoing...
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'Really, really scared' | Veteran worker takes Subway to court over wage theft & discrimination
A veteran Subway employee in Los Angeles has filed a landmark lawsuit against the sandwich chain and...
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Cost-saving | CVS makes 'extremely difficult' decision to cut thousands of jobs
Drug retail giant CVS Health has confirmed plans for a significant number of layoffs as part of a broader...
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'Time to change course' | Landmark Oklahoma win sets precedent for union acceptance at Apple
Unions continue to make in-roads with major high street tech brands, with employees at Apple's store...
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Musk ultimatum | X loses severance pay legal battle with ex-employee - and now faces 2,000 further complaints
X has lost a legal battle over unpaid severance to a former employee who was fired from the company in...
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Unhealthy relationship | CVS pharmacy workers struggling with healthcare costs
A late contender for the year's most ironic industrial dispute arrives as more than 7,000 employees...
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‘We just need more people' | Sam's Club bumps pay to stop workers joining Costco
Sam's Club, the membership-only warehouse club retail store owned by Walmart, is set to increase its...
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Prime movers | New wage deal for Amazon workers and free Prime membership
Amazon has announced improvements to working conditions and worker relations, raising pay for its more...
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‘This is about respect’ | Boeing hit with strike by 33,000 workers after pay deal rejected
33,000 Boeing workers have walked out on strike after voting to reject a tentative agreement between...
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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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Wrongful dismissal? | Sacked Royal Bank of Canada CFO claims allegations of her office relationship were 'manufactured'
Ahn filed a wrongful dismissal claim against the bank in August, which stated: “It is clear that RBC's...
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