On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 10, several pivotal events shaped the course of world history. The date is remembered for Benjamin Franklin's ...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
'Manager wants me to work after firing me': Employee locked out of every system without warning, then fired and asked to train his replacement the very next morningA remote worker in Texas, employed by a California company, was fired without warning and then asked to train their replacement. The employ...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Employee has to work on a holiday, but when HR claims she can't get paid overtime, the boss has a clever suggestionAn hourly employee faced a payroll nightmare after working on a paid national holiday, only to have overtime pay vanish. HR blamed a system...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
'You want me to quit? Sure': Gen-Z retail employee quit after boss said “work somewhere else,” triggering an 8-person walk-out over shady pay rulesA boss's dismissive attitude towards his young, female staff backfired spectacularly. When an employee challenged illegal practices, he thr...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Even casual employee can claim pension: SC says pension is a right, not favourThe Supreme Court ruled that government employees cannot be denied pension for decades of service due to a lack of formal regularization. I...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Employee fired after refusing to come in on their scheduled day off to cover an overtime shift, and their story instantly turned their boss into the villain of a viral workers' rights debateA man was fired for refusing mandatory overtime on his scheduled day off due to pre-existing family plans, despite notifying his manager an...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Unified Lending Interface is a good start. Now comes the hard partIndia's new Unified Lending Interface, ULI, promises to fix credit access. However, its true impact depends on fintech companies.
02 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Will appeal to govt for a nationwide gig workers' law, like those in Karnataka, Telangana: Uday Bhanu ChibThe Indian Youth Congress held a conclave for gig workers. They highlighted the challenges faced by millions of delivery workers. These wor...
31 May, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Samsung’s $416,000 chip worker bonuses may reshape labour battles in South KoreaSamsung Electronics has agreed to a significant bonus deal with its union, a move that could reshape wage bargaining in South Korea. Memory...
27 May, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
High hopes dashed: UK cost-of-living woes snare PM StarmerBritons are unhappy with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government. Cost of living worries are high. Economic problems persist since 2008. R...
22 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Jeff Bezos, world's 4th richest man, couldn't stop talking about a nurse in Queens earning $75,000. Here's whyAmazon founder Jeff Bezos, also the world's fourth richest man, argued that low-income earners in the US should pay no taxes, citing a nurs...
21 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
‘Rs 5,000 mein yaha ghar kaise lu, sir?’: Harvard-graduate Indian investor shares story of Mumbai security guard who cannot rent a house and sleeps in guard roomsHarvard-graduate Indian investor, Vineeth K shared a heartbreaking story about a Mumbai security guard surviving on just Rs 5,000 a month a...
20 May, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
‘Water is also a drink’: Waitress mocked customer asking for water at NYC diner, vanished during service, then pushed for preset tip; customer’s final comment left her speechlessA Reddit post about a tense tipping experience at a NYC diner has gone viral after a customer claimed a waitress mocked their water order, ...
16 May, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
18 days. That's all it takes for a Samsung strike to crash the global AI chip market, and the whole world is holding its breathSamsung strike to crash the global AI chip market: The Samsung strike threatens global AI chip supply chains as 45,000 workers plan an 18-d...
15 May, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Quote of the day by Henry Ford: "Two classes of people lose money; those who are too weak and..." - Timeless lesson on two major causes of failure by one of the greatest American industrialistHenry Ford, a renowned industrialist, left behind timeless wisdom. His words warn against two paths to ruin: being too weak to protect gain...
14 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
Junior analyst leaves Ohio logistics firm, then gets hit with $3,000 bill for attending zoom seminar teaching ‘basic excel shortcuts’: ‘an exit fee for quitting’An Ohio junior analyst says his former employer sent him a $3,000 “training repayment” bill after he quit for a better job, claiming a Zoom...
14 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST