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Food delivery apps to crack down on illegal workers
Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat have agreed to tighten security measures amid growing concerns that some asylum seekers are working illegally by using others’ accounts. Following government pressure, the companies will now increase facial recognition and fraud checks to ensure only authorised users can operate on their platforms. Just Eat will shift to daily…
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Sixth form college teachers walk out in ongoing pay dispute
Around 2,000 teachers at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges walked out on strike yesterday, with two more strike days planned for next Thursday and Friday. The strike by National Education Union (NEU) members came amid an ongoing dispute over the government’s failure to fully fund its 5.5% pay increase for non-academised college teachers. NEU general…
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Judge rules for Meta in dispute with authors
A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled for Meta Platforms against a group of authors who had argued that its use of their books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system infringed their copyrights. US District Judge Vince Chhabria said the authors had not presented sufficient evidence that Meta’s AI would dilute the…
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Tories vow to scrap Labour’s workers’ rights Bill
The Conservatives have committed to abolishing Labour’s workers’ rights Bill if they regain power. Kemi Badenoch’s party argues that Angela Rayner’s proposed reforms would disrupt the employment tribunal system by encouraging frivolous claims. The Deputy Prime Minister’s plans include allowing staff to take employers to tribunal for unfair dismissal from day one and reducing controls…
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Google ditches diversity hiring goals
Google has decided to abandon its objective of hiring more employees from historically underrepresented groups and is reassessing its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The move reflects a broader trend among U.S. companies, which have been retracting their diversity efforts that followed the heightened focus on inclusivity after the protests against police violence in 2020….