labor-market

Image for Morning Bid: Fed under pressure as layoffs mountFinance

Morning Bid: Fed under pressure as layoffs mount

Image for German commuter transport faces 'standstill' on Monday amid call for strikeFinance

German commuter transport faces 'standstill' on Monday amid call for strike

Image for Whiting refinery workers begin contract negotiations with BPFinance

Whiting refinery workers begin contract negotiations with BP

Image for Italy prosecutors place four security firms under supervision in labour exploitation probeHeadlines

Italy prosecutors place four security firms under supervision in labour exploitation probe

Image for Diageo's Belfast workers to resume strike action over pay dispute, union says

Diageo's Belfast workers to resume strike action over pay dispute, union says

Date: December 9, 2025

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Unite union said on Tuesday some workers at Diageo's Belfast packaging site voted to reject the company's improved pay offer and resume a previously suspended eight-day...

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Strikes planned at LVMH's drinks division starting on Friday - CGT union

Date: December 4, 2025

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 4 - Some workers at LVMH's wines and spirits division Moet Hennessy are planning a series of strikes starting on Friday to protest against a cut in annual bonuses,...

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Italian police visit fashion firms including Gucci and Prada in labour abuse probe

Date: December 4, 2025

By Emilio Parodi MILAN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Italian police on Wednesday visited the headquarters of 13 high-end fashion firms, asking them to hand over documents on governance and supply-chain controls...

Image for Fearing AI job losses, some young workers in Britain shift towards skilled trades

Fearing AI job losses, some young workers in Britain shift towards skilled trades

Date: December 2, 2025

By Catarina Demony and Marissa Davison LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - In a labour market where artificial intelligence is quickly transforming and sometimes replacing jobs, student Maryna Yaroshenko wanted...

Image for Diageo's Belfast staff to walk out over pay dispute, union says

Diageo's Belfast staff to walk out over pay dispute, union says

Date: November 28, 2025

(Reuters) -Britain's Unite union said on Friday some workers at Diageo's Belfast packaging site have unanimously voted to reject a pay offer and go ahead with an eight-day strike in December. About 90...

Image for Dyed hair and nail art ok! More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers

Dyed hair and nail art ok! More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers

Date: November 16, 2025

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason - it doesn't care...