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[China] Worker deaths reignite big tech work culture debate in China [China] Worker deaths reignite big tech work culture debate in China

A string of worker deaths and protests have reignited a national debate around the power of China’s biggest technology companies...
04 Feb 2021

[New Zealand] New workers need access to sick leave too [New Zealand] New workers need access to sick leave too

In New Zealand, the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is calling on Parliament to ditch a rule requiring workers to...
03 Feb 2021

[Australia] The effect of Biden’s doubled US minimum wage on established standards [Australia] The effect of Biden’s doubled US minimum wage on established standards

Australians may look negatively at an American framework that currently lets 7 million people both hold jobs and live in poverty.
28 Jan 2021

[India] How the value of women’s housework was calculated [India] How the value of women’s housework was calculated

Makkal Needhi Maiam - a newly formed political party in India - has promised salaries to housewives if it is voted to...
27 Jan 2021

Survey suggests salaries in APAC will increase in 2021 Survey suggests salaries in APAC will increase in 2021

Following 2020's salary freezes, in 2021 pay in the Asia Pacific is expected to increase by an average of 5.3...
22 Jan 2021

[Australia] The back to work battle: can employees say no? [Australia] The back to work battle: can employees say no?

Around Australia, a back to work battle is currently being fought between office workers and their employers. The COVID-19 pandemic...
20 Jan 2021

[Australia] 2021 employment law proposals [Australia] 2021 employment law proposals

2021 will be a significant year for employment law changes in Australia as there are a number of wide-ranging proposals...
14 Jan 2021