Some companies have used a legal loophole to avoid paying overtime by giving workers exaggerated job titles

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“Overtime avoidance” is more common at workplaces where workers have fewer bargaining rights, researchers said.

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Laid-off Googlers say they're frustrated about being treated as external candidates for internal roles even though they're still being paid

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif, May 2019.
Google told laid-off workers that they could apply for other jobs at the company.

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A Googler laid off while on vacation found out when her colleague texted her, and said it made her feel like she was 'just a number'

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Google laid off 12,000 workers in January.

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A job applicant who lost her hair when she had cancer says interviewers called her headpiece not 'professional' enough

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Krystal Garmon said the headpiece she wore during the interview was "not inappropriate."

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It's the perfect time to find a new job — but don't wait because the window will close this year

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A pilot lost his job twice in 3 years after airline shuts down for a second time: report

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Passengers were told overnight not to turn up for their flights the next day after Flybe went into administration on January 28.

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Google engineer who was laid off while on mental health leave says she 'silently mourned' after receiving her severance email at 2 a.m.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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A Google recruiter on maternity leave said she found out she was laid off while feeding her 3-week-old baby at 4:30 a.m.

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Google Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai attends a session of the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, December 3, 2017.
Google announced on January 20 that it was laying off 12,000 staff, or around 6.4% of its workforce.

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Google's head of mental health and wellbeing was among the 12,000 workers laid off by the tech giant

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Google I/O 2016 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 19, 2016 in Mountain View, California. The annual Google I/O conference is runs through May 20.
Google announced on January 20 that it was laying off around 12,000 workers, or 6.4% of its workforce.

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A Twitter employee joked that they would write 'stay employed' for their Q3 goals after Elon Musk's takeover, report says

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Twitter owner Elon Musk.

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