PwC to start tracking working locations of all UK employees

The consultancy PwC has told its employees it is going to begin tracking their working locations to ensure that all workers spend “a minimum of three days a week” in the office …

Israeli labor court rules: Ongoing strike is ‘political’

The National Labor Court ruled on Monday that the general strike launched by the Histadrut, the state’s largest labor union, was illegal and thus void. Following the ruling, Histadrut chairman Arnon …

TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts

Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the financial hit for millions in insecure work. …

Amazon Staten Island Center Is Retailer’s First to Unionize

Amazon Inc. lost its bid to challenge a representation election at a New York warehouse, cementing it as the company’s first unionized facility. The National Labor Relations Board dismissed Amazon’s objection to …

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‘Working here is hell’: latest death of farm worker in 40C heat shocks Italy

taly has been shocked by reports of the “brutal” treatment of migrants working on farms across the country and the death of a flower picker in temperatures of about 40C …

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 …

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers’ data

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch data protection watchdog slapped a 290 million euro ($324 million) fine Monday on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European …

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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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Pide Estados Unidos iniciar mecanismo laboral bajo el T-MEC contra planta de Pirelli en Guanajuato

La Representación Comercial de Estados Unidos (USTR por sus siglas en inglés) pidió al gobierno de México iniciar el octavo mecanismo laboral del año bajo el T-MEC, esta vez contra la empresa Pirelli Neumáticos, por supuestamente …

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