TikTok

Industrial action

Germany’s TikTok moderators laid off for AI demand compensation

Striking workers want three years’ severance and extended notice periods as social media firm cuts trust and safety team

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Disputes

Starbucks faces class actions over dress code pay policy

Lawsuits come as coffee chain comes under pressure to make union deal

Stealing data

Data Protection

FinWise under fire for missing insider data breach for over a year

Technical and cultural measures vital to stop breaches before they happen, expert explains

Taiwan

Health & Safety

Super Typhoon Ragasa puts spotlight on safety in Taiwan

New guidelines require employers to assist workers with commuting costs during natural disasters

Uber

Platform Workers

Adelaide Uber driver wins landmark unfair deactivation claim

Driver falsely accused of threatening passengers awarded compensation by Australia’s Fair Work Commission

Restructuring

Manila resort ordered to pay damages over covid-19 layoffs

Melco Resorts & Entertainment failed to properly notify staff of redundancies, appeals court finds

Artificial Intelligence

California’s amended “No Robo Bosses” bill reaches governor’s desk

Despite changes, several provisions remain vague, creating potential complications for employers

Disputes

Court approves Disney’s “historic” minimum wage settlement

Entertainment giant continues to battle individual employee and class actions claims

Labour Reforms

Amazon sues New York over labour relations “power grab”

Online retail giant joins NLRB in challenging new state legislation that “flips US labour law on its head”

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