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A new study shows that Uber drivers make less per hour that the most junior employees at Walmart and McDonald's, putting many of them below the poverty line.
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The unemployment figures for April showed that the economy added 164,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%, a level last matched in December 2000. Yet, the unemployment rate...
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Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday morning that U.S. companies cut over 36,000 jobs last month and that more than 176,000 people have lost their jobs so far in 2018.
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As more customers use credit cards, and Starbucks promotes its own gift card system, cash tipping almost certainly has dropped off.
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Although there has been no official announcement, IBM continues to lay off employees, many of whom have been with Big Blue for 10 years or more.
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Wells Fargo fined $1 billion, Home Depot to hire a large number of tech workers, AT&T to start an inexpensive streaming service, and other important headlines.
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Rumors swirl about how Amazon treats its workers and the company is well aware that its labor practices are carefully scrutinized.
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It's been suggested that as many as 3.1 million U.S. truck driving jobs (all sizes, not just big rigs) are at risk from self-driving trucks. That's about 2% of all U.S. jobs.
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Among the groups that have not benefited from the "rising tide lifts all boats" trend of the economy since the Great Recession are part-time workers.
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Most of the additions are to improve customer service at the store level. Whether this is what customers want is the major gamble Kroger is taking
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IMF warns global trade wars could cripple the economy, Kroger to add over 10,000 new workers, Theranos fires most of its staff, and other important headlines.
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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning reversed a lower court ruling that could have forced auto dealerships to pay their service advisors for overtime hours worked.
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Age discrimination took place on her watch, another large blow to the reputation of CEO Ginny Rometty.
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The congressional budget bill that is on its way to the president includes a provision that nullifies an administration attempt to force tipped workers to pool tips and let the employer redistribute...
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Starbucks has announced that there is pay parity for men and women, and among all races, who are its employees. But its lowest level workers are still paid poorly.
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