workers rights

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Working from home for everyone?

Fleur @Fleura (35034) • United Kingdom 18 Jul 24

One of the announcements our new government has made about their intended new policies will be the right to flexible working for everyone. Luckily they have added the caveat ‘as far as is reasonable’. Phew. Yes it’s handy for...

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Would you say that this was an attempt at constructive dismissal??

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 1 Dec 10

Some of you may remember me discussing my son in laws employment several weeks ago. It was actually three weeks ago and my son in law (who works as a security guard)with a new baby in the house was working 70 hours a week (for...

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Wal Mart Employees With Low Wages.

hellcowboy @hellcowboy (7374) • United States 27 Oct 09

Me and my wife were setting up the internet on the Wii the other day and she went to youtube to test it,and we just happened to stumble upon a music video called Friends with Low Wages it is a parody to Garth Brooks song Friends...

garth brooks parody

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"LOHAS" companies not living up to their values

danaseilhan @danaseilhan (55) • United States 21 Aug 07

I can't be the only one who feels this way. LOHAS stands for Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability. There are a lot of businesses out there now who claim to march under the LOHAS banner. Now, I think that ecological...

carbon emissions

environmentalism

I'm a bit upset right now ...

Fulton @Fulton (219) • South Africa 11 Jun 07

I thought I'll get a bit of anger off my chest. Not sure if I'm even aloud to discuss this, but here goes ... We have a masive strike on the go. It's so bad that all the schools had to close, and that a week before the exams. My...

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