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California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax
A California assemblyman has introduced a new bill that would give employees the "right to disconnect."
Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce
Amazon-owned Twitch is preparing to lay off 35 percent of its employees or around 500 people.
New Department of Labor rule could reclassify countless gig workers as employees
The US Department of Labor shared a final rule on Tuesday that would increase the difficulty of classifying workers as independent contractors. If the rule survives court challenges unscathed, it will replace a business-friendly Trump-era regulation that did the opposite.
Unity is cutting a quarter of its workforce
Unity plans to lay off 1,800 employees or about a quarter of its global workforce.
Amazon will host free 'AI Ready' courses in an effort to boost the AI talent pool
Amazon is launching a free program called "AI Ready," in a bid to provide generative AI training to two million people globally by 2025.
Virgin Orbit furloughs most employees and pauses operations for a week
Satellite launching company Virgin Orbit is starting an "operational pause" and furloughing most employees except for a skeleton crew.
Tesla fired New York workers 'in retaliation for union activity,' complaint alleges
Organizers at Tesla's NY autopilot facility are accusing the company of illegally terminating employees in retaliation for union activity.
Spotify is laying off 6 percent of employees
Spotify is laying off 6 percent of its workforce as part of a company-wide restructuring, CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a message to employees.
Google is laying off 12,000 employees
Google parent Alphabet is cutting around 12,000 jobs, or around 6 percent of its global workforce.
Google merges Maps and Waze teams but says apps will remain separate
As part of recent cost-cutting measures, Google is planning to merge the 500 employees working on Waze into the group in charge of Maps.
Apple no longer requires most corporate employees to wear masks
Apple will no longer require corporate employees to wear masks at "most locations," according to an internal email from the company.
SpaceX reportedly fired employees behind letter criticizing Elon Musk
SpaceX has reportedly fired employees who participated in writing and distributing an open letter criticizing Elon Musk.
Elon Musk will answer questions from Twitter employees later this week
Elon Musk will attend a virtual Twitter meeting this Thursday (June 16th) to field employee questions about his potential purchase of the social network.
Apple loses director of machine learning over its office return policy
Apple has reportedly lost director of machine learning Ian Goodfellow over its return-to-office policy.
Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open letter
Apple employees have written an open letter to the company's executive team complaining about its new policy that only allows two days of working from home.
Amazon is offering Whole Foods jobs to grocery delivery contractors
Amazon has offered Whole Foods jobs to a number of its grocery "shoppers," who pick products from shelves to help fulfill delivery orders.
Apple may soon drop mask requirements for retail and corporate employees
Apple is starting to eliminate mask requirements for both retail and corporate US employees.
Salesforce employees protest against its NFT ambitions
Over 400 Salesforce employee signed an open letter raising concerns about the company NFT plans.
MGM lets potential employees try out jobs in VR before signing on
MGM Resorts is letting applicants try out casino and hotel jobs in virtual reality (VR) before signing on.
Apple offers $30 million to settle off-the-clock bag search controversy
Apple has offered to pay $30 million to settle a suit involving off-the-clock mandatory bag searches for retail employees.