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Amazon Restructures Games Division to Refocus on Prime Gaming, Lays Off 180

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 16:40

Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division.

amazon, Epic Games, meta, google, christoph hartmann, twitch, Microsoft

Apple Settles for $25M on Illegal Hiring Discrimination Allegations

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 09:50

Gizmodo

Federal law enforcement forced Apple to put $18.25 million towards folks who tried to join the company’s staff, but were rebuffed due to the company ignoring job applications sent online. While feds claimed Apple was trying to favor current workers on temporary visas, the tech giant said it was just one big…

apple, business finance, recruitment, litigation involving apple inc, employment discrimination, Big Tech, labor

Nextdoor Lays Off 25% of Staff as a 'Commitment to Shareholders'

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 17:10

Gizmodo

Nextdoor, a popular neighborhood app, is prioritizing its “commitment to shareholders” over its commitment to employees by eliminating a quarter of its staff to meet shareholder expectations, the company said in a 2023 Q3 report Tuesday.

nextdoor, business finance, amazon, ring, google, layoff, Microsoft

Tesla is giving staff at its Berlin Gigafactory a raise, report says, as the auto industry battles growing worker discontent

Mon, 11/06/2023 - 06:37

Tech Insider

Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to media as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, on September 03, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin — Elon Musk visits the Berlin Gigafactory construction site in 2020.
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images

Transportation, elon-musk, tesla, Germany, labor, Unions, UAW

Dollar General hasn't investigated worker conditions despite shareholders' demands, an investor says in a new letter to company

Fri, 11/03/2023 - 09:00

Tech Insider

Shoppers wait outside a Dollar General store in Maryland. Two of the customers are talking to each other while a third pushes a yellow cart full of toilet paper, a cooler, and other purchases from the store. — Dollar General shareholders approved a proposal to investigate working conditions at the retailer's stores in May.
REUTERS/Erin Scott

Retail, dollar-general, Workers, labor, shareholders, shareholder-proposals, Stores

Uber, Lyft Drivers Finally Get Benefits in NY After $328 Million Settlement

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 11:49

Gizmodo

Uber and Lyft will pay drivers a combined $328 million as part of a settlement that the companies unlawfully withheld pay and benefits including paid sick leave in New York state. As part of the settlement, New York drivers for the ride-hailing companies are now guaranteed minimum hourly wages, and paid sick leave,…