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South Korea closed a case on workplace bullying involving a member of K-pop group NewJeans.It said that member Hanni was not legally classified as a worker under her contract.Hanni is believed to have been paid $3.7 million in 2023.South Korea’s government on Wednesday dismissed a workplace harassment case involving K-pop…
By Dan Catchpole, Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Boeing will lay off more than 2,200 workers in the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon, according to filings posted on Monday, as part of the debt-heavy U.S. planemaker’s plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. The aerospace giant started…
New York Times tech workers are ending their strike after a weeklong stoppage, Business Insider first reported.The strike threatened to disrupt election coverage but had limited impact on the Times’ operations.The Tech Guild, formed in 2021, represents 600-plus engineers. New York Times tech workers are ending their strike and returning…
Four states — Alaska, California, Massachusetts, and Missouri — are voting on some form of minimum wage hike.In Missouri, voters opted to raise the minimum wage.Workers in other states are still waiting to see how their pay might change. Pay is on the ballot, and some workers are set to…
Dozens of New York Times tech workers crossed the picket line amid a tech strike.The Tech Guild is striking over remote work, pay equity, and subcontracting limits.The work stoppage threatened to disrupt operations during an expected election traffic surge. Dozens of New York Times tech workers have crossed the picket…
Four states are voting on minimum wage increases this Election Day.The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but many states have higher rates.Proposals include raising wages in Alaska, California, and Missouri and tweaks in Massachusetts and Arizona. This Election Day, minimum wage workers in four states are waiting to…
By Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing U.S. West Coast factory workers were voting on an improved contract offer on Monday that could end a seven-week strike and restart most jet production at the troubled planemaker. Boeing (NYSE:)’s latest offer includes a 38% wage increase spread over four…
SpaceX workers got stuck on a barge with a spaceship full of toxic fuel in 2010, a new book reports.After the Dragon spaceship’s first flight, a SpaceX crew retrieved it from the ocean.Five workers had to sleep in a shipping container next to the spaceship. Here’s what happened. If you…
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:) workers’ efforts to restore the traditional pension plans it ditched a decade ago feels to many like a long shot, as reinstating such a structure could exacerbate the planemaker’s shaky financial situation. Bringing back the defined-benefit plans – where the pension liability is…
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries began offering student loan debt relief to eligible employees this summer.The benefit is aimed at helping the company attract and retain workers.This comes as firms across the semiconductor industry are concerned about workforce challenges. When Morgan earned her bachelor’s degree in 2018, she graduated with over $20,000 in…
