NLRC declares Foodpanda riders as employees

FOOD delivery riders for the app Foodpanda scored a victory after the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in Central Visayas ruled that they are employees of the platform. According to …

Samsung sues Indian labour union over strike as dispute escalates

Samsung Electronics’ Indian unit has sued members of a labour union that has led a strike for 11 days at its only India home appliances plant in the southern state of …

Gig economy workers could win minimum employment standards under new laws

Food delivery riders and parcel couriers could be granted minimum employment standards for the first time, as changes to employment law come into effect. Independent contractors, including gig economy drivers …

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New laws come into force in Australia giving workers the ‘right to disconnect’

Workers across Australia can now refuse to monitor, read or respond to work communication outside paid hours – unless doing so is unreasonable – after the federal government’s workplace reforms …

Court dismisses Uber’s appeal arguing drivers are employees, not contractors

The multi-billion dollar global rideshare company Uber has lost a landmark appeal against a New Zealand Court, which has ruled that drivers should be treated as employees not contractors. In …

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Temporary’ Employees Working For Decades Like Regular Govt Employees Can’t Be Denied Equal Benefits: Supreme Court

INDIA -The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 22) observed that the employees who were performing the duties indistinguishable from the regular government employees cannot be deprived of the benefits accorded …

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Sugar Industry Faces Pressure Over Coerced Hysterectomies and Labor Abuses

The sugar industry is facing pressure to clean up its supply chains and improve oversight after revelations that women in India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, work in debt bondage and …

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IBM Japan to disclose how AI is used to evaluate its work force

A labor-management dispute at IBM Japan over personnel evaluations using artificial intelligence (AI) is now resolved under a landmark agreement. The Japan Metal, Manufacturing, Information and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (JMITU) revealed the agreement at …

Worker dies from heatstroke, head of the main office indicted under Serious Disasters Act

The prosecution has indicted the CEO of the general contractor under the Serious Disaster Punishment Act regarding the serious accident in which a subcontracted worker died of heatstroke at a …

SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance

SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) which organizes women workers in the informal sector, including home-based workers in the garment industry and workers engaged in the downstream shipbreaking industry, launched a …

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