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‘Sickening’ | 1,000 employees will be fired & left unpaid as Redbox closes down
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the owner of Redbox, reportedly missed payroll last month amid...
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Retaliation | HR to receive training as Microsoft agrees to $14m leave discrimination settlement
Microsoft will pay workers $14million after agreeing to a settlement over claims from the California...
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“New slaves” | Kanye lawsuit alleges employees were subject to racism, unpaid labor, & unsolicited porn sent by wife Bianca
The suit alleges employees were not paid for their labor, “mocked with racist jabs," forced to work...
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$175m settlement | Uber & Lyft agree landmark $32.50 minimum hourly pay for Massachusetts drivers
The new deal guarantees drivers a minimum pay of $32.50 per hour, among the highest rates for ride-sharing...
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‘We have a lot of leverage’ | Boeing staff seek 40% pay rise, 50 years of job security as 737 max crisis spirals
A 40% pay rise would be a record increase for Boeing staff. “We are going to push them further than...
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“It’s been hell” | Amazon workers injured on the job resort to GoFundMe to pay bills
Employees injured while working for Amazon have turned to GoFundMe, an online fundraising site, claiming...
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Financially damaging | Employees sue Disney claiming they were made to relocate across the US for a subsequently cancelled project
The Walt Disney Company has been sued by two workers who say the company made them relocate from California...
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CEO pay | Huge disparity revealed between executive and worker salaries last year
Last year was marked by inflation, rising prices, and budget challenges for workers. However, new analysis...
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Cost-of-living | Walmart make drastic bonus change for 700,000 frontline workers
Walmart announced a significant change to its bonus structure, aiming to boost wages for approximately...
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Executive compensation | Advisory firms push Tesla investors to deny Musk 'excessive' $56bn pay packet
Tesla has asked its investors to vote on the plan in an annual shareholder meeting on June 13...
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“I almost fainted" | Walmart says its $500,000 store manager compensation plan is driving engagement, retention, & sales
Cedric Clark, Walmart's EVP of Store Operations, says initiatives to improve pay and reduce busywork...
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Balance vs pay | BofA data reveals US workers are obsessed with the four-day-week
In a recent survey by Bank of America, a significant 64% of employees expressed a strong desire for a...
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Is your 401(k) fair? | Research reveals two-thirds of American 401(k)s currently drive pay inequity
The report finds that the top 20% of earners received 39% of the company's total pay, but 44% of its...
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Job loss | Health tech company once valued at $2.3bn lays off every single worker
“On May 24, 2024, the Company will be issuing final paychecks to all employees,” Cue Health CHRO...
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“Genuinely embarrassed” | Sam Altman apologizes after learning strict OpenAI NDAs threatened to claw back employee equity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said he is “genuinely embarrassed” after the exit of two high-profile safety...
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Viva Las Pay-gas | Mirage workers will get a combined $80mn in severance as the iconic hotel closes its doors
The Hard Rock will lay off more than 3,000 Mirage workers in July as the Las Vegas institution closes...
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Brick by brick | LEGO announces salaried employee bonuses will depend on emission reduction performance
The LEGO Group has revealed a component of bonuses for all salaried employees will now depend on the...
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Landmark ruling | Will New York's paid-time-off for pregnant workers sweep across other US states?
In a potentially landmark move for women's health in the workplace, New York has become the first state...
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Dough & Degrees | Papa John's 'free' virtual education benefit is delivering delicious gains in recruitment & retention
The “Dough & Degrees” program, launched in 2019, allows workers to finish high school, earn a bachelor's...
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Fertility fracas | New York City hit with lawsuit claiming its IVF benefit policy excludes gay workers
New York City has been sued by a former worker who says its health insurance plan provision for in vitro...
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