Category: Labor rights

Mass layoffs including workers who are pregnant or on parental leave may seem unfair, but it’s not illegal in the...

Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Employees, FMLA, Labor rights, Law, Layoffs, Louise Ridley, Maternity Leave, News, Parental Leave, Tech, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, Trending UK, Workers Rights 0

Labor lawyers told Insider that people who are pregnant or on FMLA leave aren’t automatically protected from mass layoffs. Izusek/Getty Images Critics have slammed some companies for laying off US workers on parental leave in recent months. But staff on protected leave aren’t immune from mass layoffs, labor lawyers told Insider. It can be discriminatory, but only if companies target employees because of their leave…

Controversial noncompetes now face a possible ban. But one group never had to worry about them: attorneys

Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Employment, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Labor rights, Lawyers, Non-compete clauses, Non-competes, Workers 0

Hundreds of 1000’s of staff may quickly swap jobs if the FTC’s proposed noncompete ban will get enacted, recruiters told Insider. zhuweiyi49/Getty Images The FTC estimates that about 30 million staff are sure by noncompete agreements throughout the US. Experts say banning the agreements may encourage staff to go away for greater paying jobs, or begin their very own companies. However, an American Bar Association…

Uber plans to appeal a landmark court ruling that gave employee status to 4 New Zealand drivers

Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Labor rights, Law, News, Tech, transport, Transportation, Uber 0

“We deserve what other workers in this country get,” said one of the drivers represented in the case. NurPhoto/Getty Images New Zealand’s employment court ruled that four Uber drivers should be treated as employees. The case was jointly taken by two unions and has been hailed as a victory for the union movement. Uber said it was “disappointed” by the ruling and planned to file…