BERLIN — Online retailer Amazon said Thursday it will investigate reports that temporary staff at its logistics centers in Germany were subjecte...
The company responsible for staffing a Pennsylvania Amazon warehouse is fighting to keep some former workers from getting their unemployment benefits,...
A group of low-wage Indianapolis hotel workers who sued their employer for allegedly shorting them on pay have settled a lawsuit they claim has helped...
While in Seoul I witnessed the result of our global economy. But more than this, I witnessed the world wide connection of the work I do with the homeless in Chicago. By organizing low wage workers, we are part of a world wide struggle for justice.
Workers at a Walmart-contracted warehouse in Southern California went on strike Wednesday to demand better conditions at their facility, according to ...
It makes sense for small businesses to bring in short-term hires to deal with peaks in the overall workload, while keeping the organization lean when there is a trough. This isn't exactly a new phenomenon in itself but it's now something that is more common among all types of business.
In a move that could stem the use of temp agencies in Indianapolis' hotel industry, city lawmakers have passed an ordinance that backers say would mak...
The latest jobs report is in, and the employment picture is still bleak, especially for those just emerging from college. More than two million college graduates are now unemployed and millions more are underemployed.
By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Companies that provide temporary labor are seeing more contract workers hired as perm...
Just days ago, it appeared that a hundred low-wage workers at a Walmart-contracted warehouse in California would lose their jobs after publicly accusi...
MADRID -- Spain's main political powers agreed to amend the constitution Friday to make the government legally obliged to keep its deficit low, an eff...
WASHINGTON — The United States is out of step with the rest of the world's richest industrialized nations: Its economy is growing faster than th...
Temporary workers are starting to look, well, not so temporary. Despite a surge this year in short-term hiring, many American businesses are still sk...
.before you decide to convert all of your employees to independent contractors, you need to know the difference as defined by federal and state law. The IRS is gunning for businesses that mischaracterize employee.
The "Democrats" finally revealed their immigration plan today. What's not to like about this proposal -- if you're that bigoted woman poor Gordon Bro...
This is a tale about poor communication in the American workplace. And why, when companies are struggling and unemployment remains high, we sometimes have no one to blame for our problems but ourselves.
WASHINGTON — It's not the signal it used to be. When employers hire temporary staff after a recession, it's long been seen as a sign they'll so...
It doesn't take much of an imagination to picture the stress of not knowing if you'll be working next week, or of having no benefits.
The hiring of temporary workers has surged, suggesting that the nation's employers might soon take the next step, bringing on permanent workers, if th...
