Amazon broke law in anti-union campaign, judge rules
A US administrative judge has ruled that Amazon broke labor laws by threatening to withhold wage and benefits increases from ...
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Lacson supports 4-day workweek, bats for Labor Code amendments
Filipinos who have been reduced to suffering in silence in terms of their unreasonable work hours found another strong ally ...
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Canada’s labor fix: Cooks, nurses and mall Santas in short supply
By Michel Comte with Anne-Sophie Thill OTTAWA, Canada—The signs of an unprecedented labor shortage in Canada are glaring: hospital emergency ...
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As pandemic roils economy, more US workers call it a day
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perhaps ...
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‘You are fired!’
"Employers’ rights should also be respected and protected by the State in the interest of fairness." Every so ...
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Floating status
"Such an arrangement is disgusting and inhuman." Labor Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III, a long-time human rights and workers ...
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Australia launches $1.4 bn pandemic retraining plan
Australia announced Thursday Aus$2billion ($1.4 billion) to retrain workers impacted by the coronavirus fallout, as unemployment rose to its highest ...
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Labor groups slam DOLE’s ‘anti-endo’ bill version
Labor groups on Thursday criticized the Department of Labor and Employment for drafting a new version of the proposed ...
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Solon sides with Duterte in quashing ‘anti-endo’ bill
Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza sees “wisdom” in Malacañang’s rejection of the anti-endo bill, saying that President Rodrigo Duterte clearly understands ...
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End the Endo bill
"The rest of the world is now into more flexible work arrangements." Early this month, the country’s largest and ...
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