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"These are people who make more than $35,000 but less than $58,000 per year, but don’t currently qualify for #overtime; to oversimplify, bosses have reclassified many of these #workers as managers, exempting them from federal overtime protections. The #Biden rule would make them eligible...
Guess who managed to block this rule that would have provided those people with relief? #MAGA #Republicans allied with #business interests, that’s who."
newrepublic.com/article/188663…
Could you work only knowing what your schedule was less than a week in advance? or (like 15% of low-wage workers) less than 24 hours in advance?
The Living Wage Foundation, found this experience for over half of low paid workers; the risk of fluctuating demand has been pushed down to them to deal with.
How can you arrange child-care, school meetings, health appointments in such an environment?
Low wage Britain is hard work for the poor & the middle classes often just don't see it!
When nearly half of graduates say they won't apply for jobs that do not include hybrid working, but many employers are seeking to force a 'return to the office' we can see the battle lines of a new conflict of work conditions & what employees want from their employer...
I've said this before; universities have spent decades negotiating these issues (not always very well) & as such more should examine their experience(s) in trying to make it work.
theguardian.com/business/2024/…
In no great rush to get back to the office? UK home workers may not have a choice
Supermarket chain Asda has joined the growing number of firms demanding staff return to the workplace. Does this signal the end for remote working or is it a new battle line?Joanna Partridge (The Guardian)
Another group of gig economy workers for for their employment rights & won.... as the lawyers representing them conclude:
'gig economy operators cannot continue to falsely classify their workers as independent contractors... to avoid providing the rights those workers are properly entitled to'!
As I've said before; if your businesses 'innovation' is the exploitation of you workers, your business is neither innovative nor a tech company!
#workers #rights #gigeconomy
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7047k…
Bolt drivers win right to holiday and minimum wage
Thousands of drivers on ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt have won a legal claim to be classed as workers.BBC News
#Trump Says He’ll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won’t.
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From cutting children's #disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many.
#News #Politics #Government #Election #Election2024 #Workers #DonaldTrump
propublica.org/article/donald-…
What Trump’s Record Suggests About How He’ll Fight for Working-Class Americans
From cutting children's disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many.ProPublica
"Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay, according to research released Friday.
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Researchers found that productivity stayed the same or improved in most workplaces, while workers’ wellbeing increased “dramatically” on a range of measures, from perceived stress and burnout to health and work-life balance."
cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/ic…
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