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[California] Uber and Lyft drivers criticise ‘slap in the face’ pay cuts

[California] Uber and Lyft drivers criticise ‘slap in the face’ pay cuts [California] Uber and Lyft drivers criticise ‘slap in the face’ pay cuts

Prop 22 was written by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart and carved out an exception from assembly bill 5 (AB...
20 May 2021
[US] McDonald’s wage increase puts average hourly wage above $13 for some

[US] McDonald’s wage increase puts average hourly wage above $13 for some [US] McDonald’s wage increase puts average hourly wage above $13 for some

The raises average about 10 per cent, bring hourly entry-level salaries to a range of $11 to $17.
20 May 2021
[US] 2 million affected by states ending unemployment benefits early

[US] 2 million affected by states ending unemployment benefits early [US] 2 million affected by states ending unemployment benefits early

According to Andrew Stettner - a senior fellow at the Century Foundation - around $11 billion of total funding is...
18 May 2021
[Canada] Are employers allowed to ‘spy’ on remote workers?

[Canada] Are employers allowed to ‘spy’ on remote workers? [Canada] Are employers allowed to ‘spy’ on remote workers?

Business owners must be careful if they intend to use monitoring software as it may infringe on their employees’ privacy.
14 May 2021
[Argentina] Tech firm where employees set the salaries

[Argentina] Tech firm where employees set the salaries [Argentina] Tech firm where employees set the salaries

Employees, or their mentors, are allowed to propose a raise for themselves and then the proposal is opened up for...
14 May 2021
[California] Man accused of funding luxury lifestyle with PPP loans

[California] Man accused of funding luxury lifestyle with PPP loans [California] Man accused of funding luxury lifestyle with PPP loans

Mr Qadari is also accused of using PPP money for "lavish vacations" and "the payment of personal expenses."
12 May 2021
[US] Kanye sued over unpaid wages by ex-employee

[US] Kanye sued over unpaid wages by ex-employee [US] Kanye sued over unpaid wages by ex-employee

Mr West was said to have misclassified workers as independent contractors in order to cut down on payments of their...
11 May 2021
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