Labor rights

Overtime Raises $80 Million in New Funding from Notable Investor Group, including Bezos Expeditions, Drake and 25 NBA Stars

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Labor, Articles, Labor rights, Human activities, Overtime, Tip of the iceberg

"We believe this is just the tip of the iceberg, as we develop new ways for Overtime to engage with and entertain the next generation of athletes and fans.

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  • "We believe this is just the tip of the iceberg, as we develop new ways for Overtime to engage with and entertain the next generation of athletes and fans.
  • Sports consumption is changing at a rapid pace and Overtime will continue to be at the forefront.
  • The company now has more than 125 employees.\nOvertime, based in Brooklyn, is the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans.
  • In just five years, Overtime has built a community of almost 50 million social media followers spanning across multiple verticals including content, e-commerce, sports app, live events and more.\n'

PayScale Predicts the Gender Pay Gap Will Widen Post Pandemic if Companies Don’t Invest in Pay Equity Now

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Articles, Feminist economics, Discrimination, Equal pay for equal work, Labor rights, Public economics, Sexism, Gender pay gap, Critical theory, PayScale, Intersectionality

The report provides in-depth data and analysis on the gender pay gap in addition to the intersectionality of race and gender.

Key Points: 
  • The report provides in-depth data and analysis on the gender pay gap in addition to the intersectionality of race and gender.
  • PayScales research shows that the gender pay gap decreased by one cent since last year; however, due to the high unemployment of women during the pandemic, PayScale predicts the gender pay gap could widen beyond previous levels when women return to the workforce.
  • Businesses have a moral and legal responsibility to invest in ongoing pay equity analysis and monitoring to close pay gaps, said Shelly Holt, chief people officer, PayScale.
  • The gender pay gap and the racial pay gap can only be addressed through commitment to pay equity with continuous analysis and monitoring.

Article - Parliament wants to ensure the right to disconnect from work

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Labour law, Work, Human activities, Articles, Labor rights, Working conditions, Right to disconnect, Telecommuting, European Union law, Working time, Overtime

Parliament calls for new EU law

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  • Parliament calls for new EU law

    The right to disconnect is not defined in EU law.

  • Parliament wants to change that.
  • On 21 January 2021 it called on the Commission to come up with a law allowing employees to disconnect from work during non-work hours without consequences and setting minimum standards for remote work.
  • Parliament noted that interruptions to non-working time and the extension of working hours can increase the risk of unremunerated overtime, can have a negative impact on health, work-life balance and rest from work; and called for the following measures:

    Find out more on how the EU improves workers rights and working conditions

Press release - ‘Right to disconnect’ should be an EU-wide fundamental right, MEPs say

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Friday, January 22, 2021
Labour law, Right to disconnect, Working time, Human activities, Work, Articles, Labor rights, Telecommuting

It should also establish minimum requirements for remote working and clarify working conditions, hours and rest periods.

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  • It should also establish minimum requirements for remote working and clarify working conditions, hours and rest periods.
  • The increase in digital resources being used for work purposes has resulted in an always on culture, which has a negative impact on the work-life balance of employees, MEPs say.
  • MEPs consider the right to disconnect a fundamental right that allows workers to refrain from engaging in work-related tasks such as phone calls, emails and other digital communication outside working hours.
  • Now is the moment to stand by their side and give them what they deserve: the right to disconnect.

USW Commends Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board, Echoes Call to Strengthen Mexican Labor Rights

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers union (USW) today commended the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board for its thoughtful and thorough investigation into the progress of Mexican labor reform and concurred with its recommendations on appropriate steps to further protect Mexican workers.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers union (USW) today commended the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board for its thoughtful and thorough investigation into the progress of Mexican labor reform and concurred with its recommendations on appropriate steps to further protect Mexican workers.
  • The board, an advisory group established by Congress to monitor labor rights in Mexico under the U. S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), released an interim report on Dec. 15 assessing the current state of Mexican labor reform and endorsing further U.S. support.
  • The U.S. government should accelerate the delivery of aid to strengthen Mexican workers' ability to exercise their rights to organize and bargain under the new law, the board also found.
  • Advancing workers' rights in Mexico will promote a rising standard of living for its people and reduce downward pressure on wages for U.S. workers.

KnowByLity, Creator of RemitBloc, Says Addressing Challenges of Digital Asset Transmission will Lead to Advances in Global Adoption of Cryptos and Financial Inclusion

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Monday, December 14, 2020
Economy, Articles, Finance, Labor rights, Bank, Economic history of Italy, Financial inclusion, Workweek and weekend

According to the organization, today's platforms are hampering progress to financial inclusion due to high fees and long transmission times.

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  • According to the organization, today's platforms are hampering progress to financial inclusion due to high fees and long transmission times.
  • The economy of today is a global one and transferring digital assets should be simpler than it is," explained Foster.
  • Then there's weekends and geography-specific holidays, making banking services unavailable for as much as 120 days or more in any given calendar year.
  • Trends data shows that the industry averages for transmission times across borders is three to seven days.

Arjuna Capital: Adobe Is First U.S. Tech Company to Disclose Median Gender Pay Gap Data

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Labor, Professional services, Public policy, Government, Human resources, Other Policy Issues, Articles, Sexism, Feminist economics, Labor rights, Public economics, Gender pay gap, MasterCard, Equal pay for equal work, Sociology of gender

The investment management firm Arjuna Capital is withdrawing a 2021 shareholder resolution calling on Adobe to provide median race and gender pay gap disclosures since the company has agreed to provide the gender data now.

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  • The investment management firm Arjuna Capital is withdrawing a 2021 shareholder resolution calling on Adobe to provide median race and gender pay gap disclosures since the company has agreed to provide the gender data now.
  • Arjuna has requested the same data on Adobes median racial pay gap be reported before 2022.
  • The step announced today makes Adobe the first U.S. tech company to disclose unadjusted median gender pay gap data, which is a more stringent measure than statistically adjusted gender pay gap data.
  • Earlier this year, Mastercard and Starbucks responded to Arjuna Capitals median race and gender pay equity resolutions and made the requested disclosures.

Workhuman Introduces a Charter of Workplace Rights; Urges Organizations to Advance Toward More Just, Inclusive, and Innovative Human Workplaces

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Data management, Professional services, Technology, Software, Human resources, Articles, Human activities, Work, Workhuman, Telecommuting, Performance management, Labor rights, Recognition, Workplace

Workhuman , the worlds fastest-growing Social Recognition and Continuous Performance Management platform, today unveiled the Workhuman Charter of Workplace Rights and accompanying Workhuman Certified program during the Workhuman Live Online broadcast.

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  • Workhuman , the worlds fastest-growing Social Recognition and Continuous Performance Management platform, today unveiled the Workhuman Charter of Workplace Rights and accompanying Workhuman Certified program during the Workhuman Live Online broadcast.
  • In fact, 88 percent would prefer to work for a company that has a clear policy on employee rights, said Eric Mosley, Workhuman co-founder and CEO.
  • While fair pay is an issue that organizations will need to overcome, employees are also fighting for the right to work-life harmony.
  • As the worlds fastest-growing Social Recognition and Continuous Performance Management platform, Workhuman is unapologetic in our mission to make work more human.

NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Retail, Public policy, Law enforcement, Emergency services, Other Policy Issues, Other Government, Labor, Other Consumer, Philanthropy, Environment, Public policy, Government, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Other Philanthropy, Food, Beverage, Consumer, Food and drink, Articles, Food industry, Chocolate industry, Cocoa production, Children's rights, Labor rights, Chocolate, Cooking, Child labour, Cocoa, Florida, Child labour in cocoa production

The leaked NORC report also revealed the number of child laborers being exposed to harmful pesticides had increased.

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  • The leaked NORC report also revealed the number of child laborers being exposed to harmful pesticides had increased.
  • Chocolate is a $100 billion per year industry, and yet most cocoa farmers live on less than $1 per day.
  • WCF states that the industry has spent $215 million to address child labor over a 20-year time period.
  • Until companies step up and pay a living income for all cocoa farmers, the millions put into child labor remediation is just balderdash.

Government of Canada marks the first International Equal Pay Day and reappoints Canada's Pay Equity Commissioner

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Friday, September 18, 2020
Labor rights, Public economics, Sexism, Articles, Policy, Social issues, Equal pay for equal work, Equal Pay Day, Tassi, Jensen Motors

Canada is proud to be an active member of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) and to have supported the adoption of the resolution proclaiming September 18th as International Equal Pay Day.

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  • Canada is proud to be an active member of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) and to have supported the adoption of the resolution proclaiming September 18th as International Equal Pay Day.
  • To mark this day, the Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi, announced the reappointment of Karen Jensen as Canada's federal Pay Equity Commissioner.
  • With her reappointment, Ms. Jensen will continue the important preparatory work for the coming into force of the Pay Equity Act.
  • Once the Pay Equity Act is in force, Ms. Jensen will hold a subsequent appointment as Pay Equity Commissioner for a period of three years from that date.