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Tech Layoffs in Jan 2026: What’s Driving the New Wave of Job Cuts

Tech Layoffs in Jan 2026: What’s Driving the New Wave of Job Cuts

The reason is not the one bad quarter of January 2026 tech layoffs in which companies rewired their cost structures and talent requirements after years of growth-at-all-costs. The forces that appeared in corporate memos, i.e.

Wage Delays and Exploitation Cases Reported Across Key Sectors

Wage Delays and Exploitation Cases Reported Across Key Sectors

Wage delays and worker exploitation reports are rising across several key sectors, prompting renewed scrutiny of how companies, contractors, and labour intermediaries manage pay and working conditions. There are complaints about poor payment of salary

New Labour Policies Spark Debate Over Worker Protection

New Labour Policies Spark Debate Over Worker Protection

New labour policies unveiled this week have triggered a nationwide debate over worker protection, with unions, employers, and policy experts split on whether the changes modernize the job market or weaken essential safeguards. Proponents believe

Federal $551K Job Training Boost Announced for Laid-Off Massachusetts Workers

Federal $551K Job Training Boost Announced for Laid-Off Massachusetts Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a $551K workforce training grant in Massachusetts to support job training for laid-off workers in Massachusetts after a recent round of job losses. The award links federal dislocated

Gig Workers’ Rights: Challenges and Solutions

Gig Workers’ Rights: Challenges and Solutions

The gig economy is a consumption trend in the modern labor market as the global workforce is quickly moving towards flexible employment models. Nonetheless, this change has posed some grave issues relating to the Rights

How Workers Can Protect Their Rights Legally

How Workers Can Protect Their Rights Legally

The employees constitute the core of any economy, but most of them are not aware of the legal rights that are offered to them. Laws are meant to promote dignity, equality, and justice at the

Lower Pay Justified as “Learning”: Is Youth Being Exploited as Cheap Labor?

Lower Pay Justified as “Learning”: Is Youth Being Exploited as Cheap Labor?

In various sectors across the globe, young employees are being informed that they should be happy to be paid less since they are learning or getting experience. If they are offered as an investment in

Would you consider Burnout to be Sick Leave or Compensation?

Would you consider Burnout to be Sick Leave or Compensation?

Burnout in the workplace has ceased to be an individual and personal problem and has become a global employment problem. Millions of workers have been forced to emotional and physical fatigue by long hours, constant

Is Digital Surveillance a Labor Rights Violation? The Workplace Debate Explained

Is Digital Surveillance a Labor Rights Violation? The Workplace Debate Explained

With the rise of remote and hybrid employment globally, employers are now finding digital surveillance tools as the sole means to track productivity, attendance, and behavior. Since keyboard logging to web cameras, following and artificial

Should Resume Gaps Be Protected Like Other Employment Characteristics?

Should Resume Gaps Be Protected Like Other Employment Characteristics?

There is no longer a clear line of career, although the hiring follows traditional expectations. Among the emerging discussions is the debate on whether gaps in resumes (i.e., when an individual takes a break in