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Uber drivers are fighting for their rights
An employment tribunal case brought by Uber drivers against the cab-hailing app kicks off in London on Friday.It's the preliminary hearing of a case brought by four drivers arguing that they should be...
View Article'It's cheeky. It's just naughty': Uber is going to court today
An employment tribunal case brought by Uber drivers against the cab-hailing app kicks off in London on Friday.It's the preliminary hearing of a case brought by four drivers arguing that they should be...
View ArticleAn employment lawyer explains whether you can legally be fired while you're...
You're taking your parental leave, just settling in with the newest addition to the family, and then the unthinkable happens — you find out that you no longer have a job to return to.This scenario,...
View ArticleBrexit means Brits may work longer and have fewer rights
Britain leaving the European Union allows the government to pick and choose what workers rights it wants to change and is most likely to be a boon for companies but not necessarily for the employee,...
View ArticleSantander employs staff on contracts that guarantee just 12 hours work a year
LONDON — High Street bank Santander employs over 350 staff on contracts that guarantee them just 1 hour of work a week.The Financial Times highlighted the practice in a report on Monday, underscoring...
View ArticleThere's a risk Brexit talks will lead to companies helping EU workers too much
Britain's companies have to be careful not to positively discriminate workers that come from the European Union during the Brexit negotiation period.That is according to Punam Birly, a partner at...
View ArticleFacebook is being sued by an ex-content moderator who says she got PTSD from...
Facebook is being sued by a former content moderator in a lawsuit seeking class action status.The moderator alleges she experienced PTSD because of her job and that Facebook failed to provide a safe...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard responds to criticism after a former employee claimed...
A former employee of Activision Blizzard alleged that he experienced racism, discrimination and bullying at the company and said a toxic culture led him to resign in early 2018.Julian Murillo-Cuellar,...
View ArticleA nurse who spoke out against Mark Zuckerberg paying to rename an SF hospital...
Sasha Cuttler, a nurse working at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, alleges the medical institution has illegally retaliated against their whistleblowing.Cuttler has been an outspoken critic...
View ArticleGooglers across the country staged a big 'sit-in' because they say organizers...
Google employees in offices around the world staged a May Day "sit-in" on Wednesday to protest what they say are instances of workplace retaliation at the tech giant. The sit-in was prompted by the...
View ArticleHalf of LGBTQ employees say they have experienced verbal discrimination at work
One in two LGBTQ employees say they have experienced or witnessed discrimination at work, according to a new study by Glassdoor.Around 68% of LGBTQ employees also believe their company can offer more...
View ArticleUber and Lyft are fighting tooth and nail against a California bill that...
A proposed California law could classify ride-hailing drivers as employees, instead of contractors, based on a three-part employment test.Wall Street analysts say that Uber and Lyft drivers are likely...
View Article7 mind-blowing facts that show why employment in the US is the worst in the...
The US federal government has fewer legal work protections compared to other industrialized nations. The US is the only country without guaranteed paid family leave or vacation leave. It also does not...
View ArticleCalifornia's gig economy bill won't just impact Uber drivers. Here's how the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed into a law a bill that would force most companies to recognize independent contractors as employees, a major blow to Uber, Lyft, and other "gig economy"...
View ArticleFull-time retail jobs have all but disappeared over the last decade, and...
Retail work has become increasingly untenable over the last decade.Business Insider spoke to employment attorney and labor expert Krista Hardwick about how conditions have changed for retail workers...
View ArticleA labor and employment attorney says these are the 5 most important things to...
Lawrence M. Pearson is a partner at Wigdor LLP and a leading labor and employment attorney.Companies are increasingly asking employees to give up rights through arbitration agreements, non-competes,...
View ArticleThe Trump administration in a new lawsuit accused Facebook of reserving over...
Summary List PlacementThe Department of Justice is suing Facebook, accusing the tech company of reserving high-paying job positions for foreign workers and discriminating against US residents,...
View ArticleMajor companies might mandate COVID-19 vaccines for some employees, a poll of...
Summary List PlacementCEOs of major companies could require at least some employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19, a poll of business leaders has suggested.At the Yale Chief Executive Leadership...
View ArticleHow employment regulation might shift under the Biden administration, and...
Summary List PlacementPolicies and regulations shift any time there's a new president, but legal and policy experts expect that the incoming Biden administration will usher in big changes in the area...
View ArticleAmazon pays struggling employees as much as $30,000 to leave and never work...
Summary List PlacementA key part of the way Amazon manages employee performance is unfair and often characterized by unattainable objectives, grueling workloads, vague and moving targets, and...
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