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Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

UK - Instagram owner Meta has been fined €405 million by the Irish data enforcement authority for allowing teenagers to create accounts that publicly display their phone numbers and email addresses. The Data Protection Commission

Good News For Punjab University Teachers! 7th Pay Commission Brings Salary Hikes

Good News For Punjab University Teachers! 7th Pay Commission Brings Salary Hikes

Pakistan - The revised University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scales as per the 7th pay commission have brought salary hikes for Punjab University (PU) teachers after 5 years.  The Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann,

Unions urge Liz Truss to ‘come clean’ on her plans to change workers’ rights

Unions urge Liz Truss to ‘come clean’ on her plans to change workers’ rights

UK - After it was revealed that Liz Truss intended to restructure employment regulations after Brexit, trade unions urged her to "come clean" about her plans for workers' rights if she were to become prime

More Than 20,000 Jal Nigam Employees, Pensioners Not Paid Salary For 4 Months

More Than 20,000 Jal Nigam Employees, Pensioners Not Paid Salary For 4 Months

India - More than 20,000 Jal Nigam employees have threatened to launch an indefinite agitation against the non-payment of salaries and pensions for the last four months in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India.  The Jal Nigam

Starbucks names new CEO

Starbucks names new CEO

US - Starbucks has chosen Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO. Narasimhan will become the new CEO of Starbucks on October 1st. He will formally take up his duties in April and then join the

No compensation, no eviction: India petroleum ministry assures NHRC

No compensation, no eviction: India petroleum ministry assures NHRC

India - The National Human Rights Commission has received assurances from the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas that the Chakmas and Deoris will not be forcibly removed without receiving compensation. The complaint regarding

TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

India - India’s largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will not roll out salary hikes to employees who have completed just one year at the company. Experienced employees will be given a hike as

Hiring pace slowed in August, but job market still strong

Hiring pace slowed in August, but job market still strong

US - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that America's unemployment rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5% as more people entered the labor market looking for work. The labor force participation rate rose by 0.3

Why are Lufthansa pilots striking?

Why are Lufthansa pilots striking?

German - On Friday, Lufthansa pilots will go on strike over an ongoing wage dispute. Germany's Lufthansa said it would have to cancel 800 flights on Friday, likely affecting 130,000 passengers, after the pilots' union

What companies are in the consumer services field

What companies are in the consumer services field

Global - There are many different types of businesses in the consumer services industry, each with its own set of offerings and customer bases. In fact, every day we come across well-known representatives of this