Tech Industry Group: NYC’s Delivery Minimum Wage Worked — But That’s Bad!

New York City’s delivery minimum wage more than doubled worker earnings without any adverse impact on industry revenues, according to a new report by a tech-aligned think-tank that nonetheless chides …

NSSA informal sector pension rollout targets 3 million

THE National Social Security Authority is on the verge of a historic reform, integrating over three million informal sector workers into Zimbabwe’s social security framework, a move that would rank …

EEOC moves to scrap longstanding demographic reporting rules

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revealed plans to axe employer obligations to provide yearly reports on the demographics of their workforce, potentially scrapping a cornerstone of HR duties. …

Why rights groups fear new ECHR declaration could weaken migrant protections

A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was published on Friday, agreed by all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. Critics …

Trump Labor Department Rescinds Biden-Era Overtime Expansion

The US Labor Department is rescinding a 2024 rule that sought to expand overtime eligibility for millions of workers. The rescission, published in the federal register Thursday, formalizes the administration’s move …

Spanish Supreme Court rules teleworker’s heart attack a workplace accident

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that an employee’s fatal heart attack suffered at home during her company’s flexible hours window was a workplace accident.  The employee was a senior administrative …

Tesco workers win Court of Appeal job valuation challenge

Documents used to train Tesco’s store workers and warehouse operators can be used to generically assess both roles’ values, the Court of Appeal has ruled in the sprawling equal value …

Big Tech’s Cross-Border Abuses Demand an International Response

On April 16, news broke that Meta had cut ties with its contractor in Kenya, Sama, ending a long-standing outsourcing arrangement it had for content moderation and artificial intelligence training. The …

Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance

The real danger that artificial intelligence poses to work is not just job loss – it is the growing divide between people who use AI to extend their skills and those whose …

Partisan Lines Emerge as Circuit Courts Tackle NLRB’s Power

Federal appeals courts are assessing the viability of one of the NLRB’s most effective tools to protect workers’ rights in the aftermath of a US Supreme Court decision that dialed …