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A bleep for help | Robot worker 'suicide' raises questions for Amazon as automation accelerates
The mysterious death of a robot worker in South Korea has sparked a global debate about the challenges...
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Reality check | DEI not dead as 485 of Fortune 500 companies back diversity goals
Nearly all Fortune 500 companies are maintaining their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion...
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Dangerous vs dull | Revealed: America's most boring jobs and most perilous professions
New research shows the US workplace landscape is a tale of extremes, with some workers battling boredom...
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'Good' layoffs? | DOGE co-chair Ramaswamy says workers will benefit from leaving public sector
Vivek Ramaswamy has suggested that the proposed large-scale job cuts to Federal departments could be...
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‘Dear friend and colleague’ | UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot before company conference in New York
Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday morning in what has been described...
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'Get the f*** out' | Musician's Club CEO goes viral after firing 99 employees via Slack for missing meeting
The CEO of an online musical instrument marketplace has triggered a backlash after sacking 99 employees...
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8000 jobs | Agricultural giant Cargill cuts 5% of workforce to tackle 'duplication of work'
Agricultural giant Cargill has announced a huge round of layoffs, with around 8,000 jobs set to be eliminated...
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Investigation | Activist sues US labor watchdog over workplace deaths Amazon says were 'tragic incidents'
A workplace activist has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor (DOL) to obtain access to...
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‘Mystifying’ | Revealed: Macy's 7-year feud with DOL over 'discriminatory' employee health plan policy that penalizes smokers
Macy's has continued its seven-year fight against the Department of Labor's (DOL) attempts to clamp...
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Blue Yonder outage | Starbucks forced to schedule shifts & calculate staff pay manually after ransomware attack
Starbucks has been forced to schedule shifts and calculate staff pay manually following a ransomware...
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Prime protest | Amazon faces Black Friday disruption as thousands of workers strike over pay, rights, and climate policy
Thousands of Amazon employees across more than 20 countries are preparing to strike and protest on Black...
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Efficient but expensive | Latest financials show Facebook owner paid out $86k per redundancy
The benefits of talent retention and the costs of redundancies have been laid bare in Meta's most recent...
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'Anxiety is real' | Farmers stage protests amid immigration crackdown fears
Farmers across the US are urging the incoming government to reconsider its hardline stance on immigration,...
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'The appropriate steps' | Target reinstates worker who claimed she was unfairly dismissed for wearing 'Trust in Jesus' badge
According to The New York Post, Target has found itself at the center of an employee dispute after a...
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Wellbeing case | New York Public Library hit by $4.6m legal challenge over worker's 'tiny' desk
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is facing a $4.6million legal challenge from an employee who claims...
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'HR is terrible' | YouTube star MrBeast accused of fostering 'negative work environment'
The business empire of YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson has come under fire following allegations...
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'Accounting irregularity' | Macy's discovers single employee who 'intentionally' hid $154m in expenses
Macy's has postponed the release of its third-quarter financial results after uncovering an accounting...
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DOGE backs RTO | Musk and Ramaswamy target federal payroll with five-day return-to-office push
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have adding further detail to their proposed changes to the federal workforce,...
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First Republic Bank layoffs | JPMorgan Chase sheds 335 staff as integration winds down
JPMorgan Chase is laying off 335 employees in San Francisco who were part of its 2023 acquisition of...
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Burnout rises | Nearly half of US workers will fail to use full PTO allowance this holiday season
Nearly half of US workers are heading into the holiday season without plans to use all their paid time...
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