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Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise
20/08/2021 Comments Off on Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases riseApple Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise The iPhone maker had previously told its global workforce to plan for a phased return from October Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Mark Sweney @marksweney Fri 20 Aug 2021 06.50 EDT First published on Fri 20 Aug 2021 […]
Continue reading …Disgraced Samsung boss released early from South Korean prison
13/08/2021 Comments Off on Disgraced Samsung boss released early from South Korean prisonSamsung Disgraced Samsung boss released early from South Korean prison Billionaire vice-chair was serving 30-month sentence for bribing country’s former president Rupert Neate @RupertNeate Fri 13 Aug 2021 09.11 EDT Last modified on Fri 13 Aug 2021 17.53 EDT The billionaire boss of South Korea’s Samsung empire has been released from prison after serving 18 […]
Continue reading …Economy gains 943,000 jobs as delta variant threatens recovery
06/08/2021 Comments Off on Economy gains 943,000 jobs as delta variant threatens recovery
(CN) — American employers added 943,000 jobs in July, a sign that the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic remained on track before the delta variant sparked new worries about a return to widespread restrictions. While employers beat expectations of around 850,000 new jobs last month, some experts say the next jobs report may […]
Continue reading …Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast loss
05/08/2021 Comments Off on Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast lossUber Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast loss Revenues double as demand for rides increases, but ride-hailing company has to spend more Kari Paul Thu 5 Aug 2021 06.53 EDT — Heavy spending to encourage drivers back to the road has pushed ride-hailing firm Uber into a larger-than-expected loss, despite the company […]
Continue reading …Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule
31/07/2021 Comments Off on Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company ruleTechnology Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft all reported record-breaking profits amid a pandemic bonanza but recent Biden administration moves suggest US tech’s easy ride is over Dominic Rushe in New York @dominicru Sun 1 Aug 2021 03.00 EDT Big tech provided the […]
Continue reading …‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions
30/07/2021 Comments Off on ‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions Nurses across the US are picketing over severe understaffing issues and inadequate equipment amid the pandemic Michael Sainato Fri 30 Jul 2021 06.00 EDT – Last April people across America came out of quarantine each night to cheer the healthcare workers fighting to […]
Continue reading …Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminers
28/07/2021 Comments Off on Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminersMining Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminers 1,100 workers from two Warrior Met Coal mines in Brookwood have been on strike since April amid contract negotiations Lauren Aratani in New York Wed 28 Jul 2021 16.05 EDT Last modified on Wed 28 Jul 2021 16.22 EDT Coal miners and union […]
Continue reading …The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong
27/07/2021 Comments Off on The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrongInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong Larry Elliott Better-off countries should be concerned by the north-south divide caused by the pandemic Failure to help poor countries ‘could cost global economy $4.5tn’Given the ebbs and flows of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund’s assessment of […]
Continue reading …Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade
25/07/2021 Comments Off on Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decadePhilip Morris International Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade CEO Jacek Olczak says product should be treated like petrol cars, which will be outlawed from 2030 Zoe Wood @zoewoodguardian Sun 25 Jul 2021 11.51 EDT Last modified on Mon 26 Jul 2021 00.13 EDT The chief executive of tobacco business […]
Continue reading …Ad men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claim
23/07/2021 Comments Off on Ad men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claimAdvertisingAd men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claimLondon tribunal rules men axed after director vowed to ‘obliterate’ J Walter Thompson’s reputation of ‘being full of white men’ Rupert Neate@
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill