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After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9 percent last year, to a …
US: CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take the average worker 2 lifetimes to make their annual pay Read More
A lorry driver has said Suella Braverman’s plan to end reliance on foreign workers by training more Brits ignores the awful working conditions putting people off the job. The home …
HGV driver says training more Brits won’t solve awful working conditions Read More
It is eleven o’clock in the morning at the Madrid headquarters of the Renta 4 bank and a group of eight young people from various countries are typing away concentrated …
AI: When the machines tell you where to invest: ‘You won’t always win’ Read More
“Sleep is for the weak.” This expression is often tossed around jokingly. However, some effective altruists believe there is a moral imperative to get the human race to sleep less, …
Effective Altruists Want to Engineer People to Sleep Less So They Can Work More Read More
The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, on April 24, 2013 killed 1,138 people. Its legacy one decade on is a mix of …
10 years after Rana Plaza, fast fashion still resists change Read More
Amid waning consumer trust and regulatory pushbacks, African crypto startups are dealing with the lack of venture dollars needed to gain competitive advantage against local and global counterparts. Chiamaka, a …
Africa fell in love with crypto. Now, it’s complicated Read More
The Swedish Presidency’s progress on the regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour from the EU is “good news, but not enough”, according to the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur on …
Progress on forced labour products ban too slow, says leading rapporteur Read More
For the sixth consecutive year, ShareAction’s survey of the world’s leading companies has revealed the trends of how these companies respond to the needs their workforces and supply chains. The …
Companies need more transparency on employee satisfaction and human rights – new Workforce Disclosure Initiative report reveals Read More
The government of South Korea has been forced to reconsider a proposal to raise the cap on weekly working hours to 69, due to widespread rejection by young people, who …
South Korea yields on extended 69-hour working week after backlash from young workers Read More
As industrialised countries shift towards climate neutrality, some industries such as coal mining will have to disappear, meaning workers need to retrain to find employment in other sectors. Other industries, …
German workers want green transition, but not with lower pay Read More