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Draft labour rules not only weaken worker protections but also hurt economy
05 Jan 2026 02:14 GMT
… payment across all sectors.
Industrial Relations Code, 2020 … rules for strikes, layoffs, retrenchment, and closure … and platform workers, covering provident fund, insurance, gratuity, maternity … cent of workers in organised manufacturing, those employed in …
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Northern Mindanao minimum wage hike still leaves workers below poverty line
05 Jan 2026 04:44 GMT
… wage could lead to layoffs and business closures. … (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and … in the private sector.
The Northern Mindanao … participation from employers and workers across agriculture, services, and industry sectors. – …
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America’s AI Overhaul Has Begun — and Workers Aren’t Prepared
04 Jan 2026 17:17 GMT
… that doesn’t need health insurance and doesn’t take … without hiring a single new employee, where does that extra … to the remaining workers. It goes to the company’s bottom … gets cheaper for companies to deploy, accelerating the labor displacement even faster …
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Largest employer of Fulton County village to close operations
03 Jan 2026 01:52 GMT
… better wages, for better insurance, better working conditions?” said … the village’s largest employer. Rolling layoffs and shutdowns have … company’s liquidity and increasing the company’s capital needs.
Labor … be ready for whatever industry needs them.
“If …
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Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale
02 Jan 2026 21:48 GMT
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A national aesthetics company specializing in laser hair … 255 employees. Ideal Image Development Corp. filed the layoff notice … selling clinics to other industry leaders.”
The building … Travelers Insurance, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Rissman Law Firm and …
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Labour’s unemployment crisis predicted to force interest rates even lower
02 Jan 2026 12:43 GMT
… dropping to 795,000.
Layoffs have hurt the job market … Reeves announced increases to employers'; National Insurance Contributions, in the midst … cuts across the private sector.
She did so whilst … caused backlash, as the Labour Party had promised on 52 …
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Seismic shifts occurring across South Jersey health care sector
02 Jan 2026 10:13 GMT
… and anger” when his employer, Optum, abruptly pulled the … representative said the company, an affiliate of insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, … in July announced layoffs for 108 workers at its hospitals … spaces for emerging biotech companies.
Optum's …
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UPSC Key: Draft rules for labour codes, PRAGATI, and India’s thorium ambitions
01 Jan 2026 13:37 GMT
… on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers? … companies and lawmakers have romanticised the concept of firms … from housing and manufacturing to power grids, … most of India’s labour-intensive industries.
— Yet, …
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Navigating your first job with confidence
05 Jan 2026 01:31 GMT
… student loans, car payments, insurance and probably a few things … workers are hearing things like, “My company’s had two layoffs … to see if your employer offers student loan assistance. … your employee benefits. Even in an uncertain economy, many companies …
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California wage hikes and new worker protections take effect Jan. 1
01 Jan 2026 03:22 GMT
… Industrial Relations.
“Stay-or-Pay” contracts
Employers can no longer offer employment … workers during a mass layoff event.
Employers … companies' insurance requirements for accidents.
Know your rights
Starting in February, employers must provide employees …