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NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
May 05, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Shortly ahead of Uber’s initial public offering, drivers of the company in New York plan on going on strike. According to a report in Reuters...

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Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
April 30, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Gig economy companies Uber and Lyft just got support from the Labor Department, which ruled a company’s workers who clean homes don’t have to be...

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Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
April 22, 2019  |  Legal

Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated their non-compete agreements....

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Can Platforms And Payments Solve Restaurants’ 73 Percent Turnover Problem?
Can Platforms And Payments Solve Restaurants’ 73 Percent Turnover Problem?
April 08, 2019  |  Matchmakers

Good waiters are hard to find. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they are even harder to keep, as the restaurant worker turnover rate is 73...

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British Airways Employees Say Call Center Data Not Secure
British Airways Employees Say Call Center Data Not Secure
March 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Current and former staff at British Airways, the U.K. airliner, told The Financial Times this weekend that data has been handled insecurely and has been...

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NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
February 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

NCR announced late last week the acquisition of BEC, a provider of hospitality point-of-sale (POS) technology based in Denver. In a press release, NCR said the acquisition complements...

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Apple’s Retail Head Ahrendts Steps Down
Apple’s Retail Head Ahrendts Steps Down
February 06, 2019  |  Apple

Apple announced that its retail chief, Angela Ahrendts, is stepping down, while Deirdre O’Brien is taking on an expanded role as senior vice president of Retail...

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PrismHR Links Employees To On-Demand Wages Via FinFit
PrismHR Links Employees To On-Demand Wages Via FinFit
February 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Employee financial wellness company FinFit is integrating its technology into human resource management platform PrismHR, the firms announced on Thursday (Jan. 31). PrismHR is linking...

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Munchery Sued By Ex-Employees Over Shutdown
Munchery Sued By Ex-Employees Over Shutdown
January 29, 2019  |  Legal

A new class-action lawsuit wants failed meal delivery company Munchery to pay its former employees 60 days’ worth of back wages. The lawsuit, filed by...

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