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Canada top court clears way for Uber drivers class action
AFP, Published on 27/06/2020
» OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way for a Can$400 million (US$300 million) class action lawsuit to force Uber to recognize drivers as employees, while ruling Friday its arbitration scheme void.
Grocers Embrace Food Delivery, but They Still Don't Love It
Business, Published on 16/06/2020
» Grocers charged into delivery to meet a surge in demand sparked by the coronavirus crisis, though many haven't figured out how to get food to customers' homes profitably and some wonder if they ever will.
How engineering can adapt to the 'new normal'
Oped, Published on 12/06/2020
» The coronavirus started as a health pandemic, but the massive outbreak will create long-lasting changes that will alter the way we live and work. Like other industries, engineering and construction sector has also been seriously impacted, and engineers keep wondering how this pandemic will change the way they work in the future. I believe Covid-19's long-term impact on the engineering and construction industry will be far-reaching and may even change the industry's operating structure.
US weekly jobless claims remain high
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.
US jobless claims higher than expected
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/05/2020
» The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits remained in the millions for an eighth straight week as the economy continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic.
Ride-Hailing Apps Face Bumpy Road
Business, Published on 08/05/2020
» Uber Technologies Inc. and smaller rival Lyft Inc. are bracing for a new reality in ride-hailing: fewer passengers for the foreseeable future.
Outbreak jump-starts work from home
Business, William Hicks, Published on 23/04/2020
» In one month, working from home has turned from a luxury for many office workers in Thailand to a necessity.
Paparazzi vie for scraps as Hollywood celebrities hide from virus
AFP, Published on 17/04/2020
» LOS ANGELES: With Hollywood A-listers self-quarantined in their sprawling mansions due to the novel coronavirus, Los Angeles' notorious paparazzi have almost nobody to shoot -- despite soaring demand for celebrity pictures.
Temperature checks, masks new norm for Amazon employees
AFP, Published on 03/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon on Thursday said it is temperature-checking more than 100,000 workers daily and handing out masks as part of ramped-up defenses against the coronavirus pandemic.
US weekly jobless claims hit record once again
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits last week shot to a record high for a second week in a row — topping 6 million — as more jurisdictions enforced stay-at-home measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic, which economists say has pushed the economy into recession.