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Canada Post Workers Strike: Impacts, Issues, and What’s Next

Canada Post Workers Strike: Impacts, Issues, and What’s Next

Officially striking as of 12:01 a.m. EST (9:01 p.m. PST) were 55,000 Canada Post employees, represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). This move comes after a year of fruitless union-Canada Post negotiations.

Boeing Begins Layoff Process, Plans to Cut 17,000 Jobs Amid Financial Crisis

Boeing Begins Layoff Process, Plans to Cut 17,000 Jobs Amid Financial Crisis

Boeing has started sending the notice of the layoffs as a way of eliminating 17,000 employees that will be 10% of the company. These measures, designed to develop added operational efficiency and cut expenses, will

French Pilots to Strike Over Proposed Triple Tax on Flight Tickets

French Pilots to Strike Over Proposed Triple Tax on Flight Tickets

To protest a government proposal of increase in the airline ticket fee as part of larger efforts to close the gap in France's state budget, a major French pilots' union is calling for strike action

South Korea rocked by one of the largest cryptocurrency scams in history

South Korea rocked by one of the largest cryptocurrency scams in history

South Korean police have taken 215 people into custody on suspicion of stealing $228.4 million in the biggest cryptocurrency investment scam in the country. The incident has been making global headlines, raising concerns over the

CNN Employees Brace for Layoffs Amid Ratings Crisis

CNN Employees Brace for Layoffs Amid Ratings Crisis

One longtime CNN staffer told Fox News Digital, "I am overall very sad and deeply frustrated. Feelings which are pervasive throughout the organisation among those who have been here a long time and feel a

Tech layoffs: Booking.com prepares for major restructuring efforts

Tech layoffs: Booking.com prepares for major restructuring efforts

Booking Holidays, the parent company of Booking.com, is apparently looking for potential job reductions. Reuters has reported that these potential cuts are part of a comprehensive effort aimed at restructuring the organisation. In an email

Intel reintroduces free tea and coffee to boost employees morale After cost-cutting and 15,000 layoffs

Intel reintroduces free tea and coffee to boost employees morale After cost-cutting and 15,000 layoffs

Intel said it will reintroduce free coffee and tea for staff members after eliminating a number of workplace benefits earlier this year as part of significant cost-cutting measures. After a difficult year that included layoffs

Boeing Announces Compensation Plan for Furloughed Employees and Proceeds with Job Cuts

Boeing Announces Compensation Plan for Furloughed Employees and Proceeds with Job Cuts

Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of Boeing declared last week that the company would compensate workers who were dismissed from their jobs during the strike for the money they lost. The CEO did however state that

International students could be impacted as Canada ends Student Direct Stream program

International students could be impacted as Canada ends Student Direct Stream program

Canada has abruptly ended its Student Direct Stream (SDS) program, terminating a fast-track study permit process that expedited the application procedure for thousands of international students. The cancellation has begun from Friday. The Immigration, Refugees

Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu Calls Out Freshworks’ ‘Naked Greed’ in Layoffs

Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu Calls Out Freshworks’ ‘Naked Greed’ in Layoffs

Chennai/US-based tech entrepreneur Sridhar Vembu has heavily condemned Freshworks’ recent massive layoffs with the firm dismissing 660 of its employees, 13% of the company’s global workforce. Vembu, the founder of Zoho says these layoffs are