Workers

What layoff benefits are Asian tech workers getting?
What layoff benefits are Asian tech workers getting?
TECH in Asia has been tracking layoffs in Asia’s tech industry, and the numbers are staggering: Over 100,000 pink slips have been issued since the start of the funding...
Tesla to make job cuts through June, leaving workers in limbo
Tesla to make job cuts through June, leaving workers in limbo
TESLA workers are living in fear of the “Dear Employee” layoff email.
SoftBank aims to help call centre workers by ‘softening’ angry customer calls with AI
SoftBank aims to help call centre workers by ‘softening’ angry customer calls with AI
DEALING with irate customers can be extremely stressful for call centre workers but Japan’s SoftBank thinks it has a solution: artificial intelligence (AI) enabled software that softens the tone...
Apple scores win in labor case involving fired retail workers
Apple scores win in labor case involving fired retail workers
The National Labor Relations Board sided with Apple in a high-profile case involving fired retail store employees, a rare outcome for the iPhone maker.Last year, the company terminated five...
Katherine Asplundh: Newlywed Billionaire Bully’s In-Laws Have Scandalous Past of Exploiting Undocumented Workers and Were Fined  Million
Katherine Asplundh: Newlywed Billionaire Bully’s In-Laws Have Scandalous Past of Exploiting Undocumented Workers and Were Fined $95 Million
Pennsylvania's billionaire Asplundh family got embroiled in a bullying scandal after their son's newlywed wife Katherine Asplundh tried to force another woman into giving up her Instagram handle, and...
GuocoLand taps X factor to help tenants pull workers to offices amid hybrid work
GuocoLand taps X factor to help tenants pull workers to offices amid hybrid work
A GREATER differentiation will emerge among Grade A office buildings in Singapore as businesses seek to build social capital in a hybrid working environment, according to the group chief...
Google fired at least 20 additional workers after last week’s Gaza protest, group says
Google fired additional workers this week, after it initially terminated 28 people who it said participated in recent protests against the company’s work in Israel.The total number of employees...
Volkswagen workers vote decisively to unionise in Tennessee
Volkswagen workers vote decisively to unionise in Tennessee
VOLKSWAGEN workers in Tennessee voted decisively to become a union shop, according to results released by the company Friday (Apr 19), marking the first victory for organised labor at...
Google fires 28 workers protesting against US.2 billion Israeli contract
Google fires 28 workers protesting against US$1.2 billion Israeli contract
ALPHABET’S Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a US$1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com to provide the Israeli government and military...
Apple cut at least 600 workers when car, screen projects stopped
Apple cut at least 600 workers when car, screen projects stopped
APPLE laid off more than 600 employees in California as part of the decisions to end its car and smartwatch display projects, according to filings with the California Employment...