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1.8KRidesharingUber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
If Uber is forced to classify its drivers in California as employees, 158,000 will be out of work, the company said. C/NET...
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4.5KPayment MethodsCeridian Introduces Dayforce Wallet For Real-Time Employee Payments
Human capital management (HCM) software as a service (SaaS) firm Ceridian is launching Dayforce Wallet to give people the flexibility of getting...
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1.8KInternationalGrab Wants Staffers To Accept Unpaid Leave, Decreased Hours
Grab Holdings Inc. has started to request that workers accept decreased hours or take a leave without pay so the company can...
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2.1KGoogleGoogle Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until June 1, according to emails sent to employees,...
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3.5KEconomyGroupon Cuts 44 Pct Of Workforce
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Groupon plans to lay off or furlough around 2,800 employees, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities...
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13.4KPersonnelAmazon Set To Hire Another 75K Workers Amid Ordering Boom
Amazon is pulling in more orders than ever, which has the company hiring thousands of employees while traditional retail businesses are making...
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4.2KRetailUlta Beauty To Put Many Retail, Salon Associates On Leave
Amid the spread of the coronavirus, Ulta Beauty Inc. said it plans to put many of its retail staffers on leave. The company said...
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6.9KRetailWalmart To Reward Workers With $550M In Bonuses Amid Coronavirus
To honor staffers who are maintaining stocks of supplies on shelves as shoppers visit locations in droves, Walmart said it would pay...
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2.1KCoronavirusZuckerberg Announces $1K Boost For Facebook Employees
Full-time Facebook employees will see a financial boost of $1,000 in their upcoming paychecks as the tech giant moves to assist workers...
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4.4KCoronavirusAmazon To Hire 100K Workers To Handle Demand Spike
Amazon said it is looking to add 100,000 jobs during the coronavirus scare as demand for delivery services continues to increase across...
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4.1KSMBsData Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
Employee head count at U.S. small businesses remained stagnant last year, despite record growth among larger firms’ employment, The Wall Street Journal...
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4.0KRidesharingUber, Postmates To Meet With CA Judge To Argue Against Gig Worker Law
To put a stop to legislation that would transform gig workers from contractors to employees, Uber and Postmates Inc. are scheduled to meet with a...
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1.9KSpend ManagementDeep Dive: How Firms Can Avoid Costly Mistakes Come Tax Season
Spring may seem far away, but U.S. businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals,...
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1.8KRetailSoftBank-Backed Grofers Hires 4K Employees For Shopping Event
Online grocery company Grofers has contributed ₹100 crore to boost its India operations. A top official also confirmed that the company has...
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2.4KRetailAs Retail Tech Advances, Associates Become More Important
Retail is about more than the products being sold or the technology being used. Increasingly, store associates are becoming more important to...
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4.7KRidesharingColombian Regulators Order Uber To Shut Down
Uber will cease operating in Colombia at the end of the month, the company said in a statement. The decision — the...
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3.4KGig EconomyCalifornia Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1....
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4.0KLegalUber, Postmates Sue CA Over Labor Rights Law
Uber and Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California to try and block a new law that will change...
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3.2KRidesharingUber, Lyft Push Back Against California Gig Worker Law
Uber and Lyft are organizing and pushing back against a California law that takes effect on Jan. 1 and would force them...
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2.7KRetailRetail Holiday Hiring Reflects Focus On eCommerce, Speed
With a greater emphasis on speed and online shopping, holiday hiring needs have changed amid shifting consumer preferences. Large retailers are set...
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2.7KFacebookFacebook Says Facial Recognition App Was Only Used By Employees
Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. 22). ...
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3.7KPersonnelFair Auto Subscription Firm Cuts 40 Pct Of Workforce
Fair, a car startup that lets people own cars flexibly, has been paying attention to the fate of venture-backed startups like Uber...
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2.8KWalmartWalmart To Pilot Program To Connect Employees With Doctors
Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year,...
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7.1KAmazonAmazon Launches Virtual Health Clinic For Its Employees
Amazon rolled out a virtual health clinic with in-home follow-ups for employees in Seattle, Geekwire reported on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Amazon Care...
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5.3KGig EconomyCA Gig Workers Split On Impact Of New Classification Law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a controversial bill that could reclassify ridesharing and other gig economy workers as employees instead...
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4.5KGig EconomyGig Economy Could See Overhaul Under New California Bill
California lawmakers passed a controversial labor bill on Tuesday (Sept. 10) that could turn on-demand contract workers into full-fledged employees. App-based businesses...
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4.4KRegulationCalifornia Senate Could Rule On Gig Economy Law This Week
As early as this week, California’s state Senate will take up a measure that could forever change the future of the gig...
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6.7KGig EconomyNew Report: Why 84 Percent Of Paycheck-To-Paycheck Gig Workers Want Early Pay
A growing number of workers are turning to platforms like Uber, TaskRabbit and Upwork to earn extra money – or even to...
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4.7KInvestmentsSoftBank Plans To Lend Staffers $20B To Invest In Tech Fund
SoftBank is ready to lend up to $20 billion to its employees so they can buy stakes in a fund aimed to...
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6.5KSecurity & FraudCap One Employees Warned Of Security Issues Pre-Hack
Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. According to a report in...
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5.4KRegulationCitigroup Fined $1.25M For Background Check Infractions
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Citigroup’s global markets business $1.25 million for not performing background checks on thousands of...
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5.1KGig EconomyGig Workers And The $178B Pay Advance Potential
Unlike the typical worker in the 9 to 5 cycle, gig workers often find themselves living paycheck to paycheck, because they must...
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5.3KeCommerceOpendoor Trims Employees And Perks
Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsUK Contractor Payroll Reforms Reignite Employee Definition Debate
The rise of the gig worker has shaken up the talent pool, with some far-reaching consequences — particularly as it relates to...
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5.0KInvestmentsWagestream Raises $51M To Help Workers With Payday Gap
Wagestream, a U.K. startup, has raised $51 million (£40 million) to help U.K. workers who only get paid once a month but...
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4.7KInternationalMicrosoft To Launch $100M Development Center In Africa
Microsoft has announced plans to open its first development center in Africa. Over the next five years, the tech giant will spend...
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4.0KAmazonAmazon Offers Employees $10K To Start Delivery Businesses
Amazon is enticing its own employees to start package delivery businesses, announcing Monday (May 13) a new incentive that will provide them...
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4.9KRidesharingNY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
Shortly ahead of Uber’s initial public offering, drivers of the company in New York plan on going on strike. According to a...
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2.5KGig EconomyLabor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
Gig economy companies Uber and Lyft just got support from the Labor Department, which ruled a company’s workers who clean homes don’t...
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7.5KLegalZillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated...
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7.5KMatchmakersCan Platforms And Payments Solve Restaurants’ 73 Percent Turnover Problem?
Good waiters are hard to find. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they are even harder to keep, as the restaurant worker...
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5.9KSecurity & FraudBritish Airways Employees Say Call Center Data Not Secure
Current and former staff at British Airways, the U.K. airliner, told The Financial Times this weekend that data has been handled insecurely...
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7.9KPartnerships / AcquisitionsNCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
NCR announced late last week the acquisition of BEC, a provider of hospitality point-of-sale (POS) technology based in Denver. In a press release, NCR...
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7.7KAppleApple’s Retail Head Ahrendts Steps Down
Apple announced that its retail chief, Angela Ahrendts, is stepping down, while Deirdre O’Brien is taking on an expanded role as senior vice...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsPrismHR Links Employees To On-Demand Wages Via FinFit
Employee financial wellness company FinFit is integrating its technology into human resource management platform PrismHR, the firms announced on Thursday (Jan. 31)....
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3.7KLegalMunchery Sued By Ex-Employees Over Shutdown
A new class-action lawsuit wants failed meal delivery company Munchery to pay its former employees 60 days’ worth of back wages. The...
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16.1KPayment Methods2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be...
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11.8KRegulationMotus On Mapping Mileage Reimbursement
Tax season looms. Firms would do well to examine the latest standard mileage rates published by the IRS — and more. Motus’ Chief...
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3.5KAmazonAmazon Workers In NYC Warehouses Want To Unionize
A group of workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse want to unionize, according to a report by Bloomberg. The news is another...
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6.1KB2B PaymentsInsurTech Oyster Launches Workers’ Comp Service In California
A new insurance technology (InsurTech) company is rolling out its workers’ compensation solution in California. Insurance Journal reported late last week that...
