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Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 millionGoogle has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought forth by Black employees, who claimed they experienced inequitable treatm...
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
Why “Culture Fit” Sounds Harmless But Changes Careers QuietlyMany organizations in the United States, and all around the world, consider culture fit an essential factor in ensuring that recruits or in...
Job seeker in late 30s removes one detail from résumé, triples interview callsA post on Reddit claims a mid-career jobseeker tripled interview calls after removing their graduation year from a résumé, sparking debate ...
Harvard probed by US House committee for hiring discriminationHarvard University faces scrutiny from a congressional committee investigating potential discrimination in its hiring practices, citing doc...
'You are not above the law': Trump administration warns of strict action against companies favoring foreign workers over AmericansThe EEOC is intensifying enforcement against companies that prioritize H-1B visa holders over American workers, as such practices violate f...
Meta sued for alleged hiring bias in favor of foreign workers on H-1B visasA US federal judge has ruled that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit alleging it prioritizes hiring foreign workers over Americans to reduc...
Foxconn: "Inadequate" probe into job discrimination case raises human right body's hackles; call for fresh probeThe National Human Rights Commission has criticised labour officials for insufficiently investigating hiring discrimination at Foxconn's iP...
HR asks candidate her marriage plans during interview; scandalised netizens demand ban of ‘outdated questions’Janhavi Jain, a UK-based professional, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her disbelief after encountering an unexpected and controver...
Indian officials visit Foxconn iPhone plant, question executives about hiringIndian labour officials inspected a Foxconn factory near Chennai, questioning executives about alleged discriminatory hiring practices agai...
US Justice Department sues SpaceX over hiring practicesThe Justice Department said SpaceX, from September 2018 to May 2022, discouraged asylum seekers and refugees from applying for jobs at the ...
TCS gets some relief in discrimination lawsuitKatz, who worked with TCS for over 9 years, has claimed that he was fired for not finding right opportunities within the organisation due t...
US lawsuit accuses TCS of favouring Indian and South Asian candidatesShawn Katz has filed the lawsuit seeking relief for alleged discrimination on the basis of race and national origin at the US District Cour...
Judge rules in favour of Oracle in Labor Department’s $400 million pay bias lawsuitThe matter dates back to 2014, when the US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audited the Califor...
Mphasis to pay $171,300 to settle discrimination law suitThe US Department of Labor said that ‘the routine compliance evaluation alleges that – between 2015 and 2017 – Mphasis Corp. discriminated ...
TCS to vigorously defend position after US judge expands anti-discrimination lawsuit into class actionTCS said the judge denied class certification on a litigation against the company alleging a pattern and practice of discrimination in hiri...
Discrimination based on nationality top complaint in SingaporeAlleged discrimination based on nationality continued to top the list of complaints received last year by a top Singapore body looking into...
- Bombay High Court ruling mirrors United States law on employment
Bombay HC's ruling that no one in India can be compelled to declare his religion appears a step towards the American practice.
- American companies 'a role model for fair hiring practices': Study
US firms are particularly sensitive to gender bias, operating under laws that have banned sex-based discrimination. Managing a global workf...