Swiss court sentences 4 members of Hinduja family to up to 4 1/2 years for exploiting their servants

A Swiss criminal court on Friday sentenced four members of the wealthy Hinduja family with between four and 4 1/2 years in prison for exploiting their vulnerable domestic workers. The …

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India’s Gig Workers Remain Undocumented, Unprotected

There are only estimates of India’s gig workforce, and this lack of data is one of the reasons why gig workers are largely bereft of social security in a little-regulated …

Replacement worker ban approved for Canada’s federal workplaces

Federally regulated workplaces will soon be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a legal strike, after the Senate passed a government bill Monday that is now set to become …

Amazon Fined $5.9 Million For Alleged Warehouse Safety Violations

California’s labor commissioner has fined Amazon $5.9 million for allegedly violating the state’s new warehouse safety law. Officials announced Tuesday that they had issued citations to the online retail giant for failing to …

In First Case of its Kind, NLRB Judge Declares Non-Compete Clause Is an Unfair Labor Practice

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Sarah Karpinen issued her decision in J.O. Mory, Inc. yesterday. The case mostly revolves around an employer firing a union organizer that became employed at the company with …

Climate gets a seat in Chicago teachers’ talks

Teachers in Chicago are using their powerful union to fight for climate action in city schools. The Chicago Teachers Union opened public contract negotiations with the city today, demanding electric …

UK has seen ‘explosion’ in insecure work since 2011, says TUC report

The UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid work in the past 14 years, according to a new report. The TUC said its study had found that the number …

US Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers

he U.S. Supreme Court sided on Thursday with Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order to rehire seven Memphis employees fired as they sought to unionize …

Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status

Thousands of Amazon.com Flex drivers classified as contractors filed arbitration claims on Tuesday, , their lawyer told Reuters, saying they should be treated as full employees. About 15,800 drivers have …

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Elon Musk targeted in lawsuit alleging sex bias, unfair firings at SpaceX

Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against …

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