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English Uber drivers win case to be classified as employees
English Uber drivers win case to be classified as employees
A London employment tribunal has ruled that Uber drivers will be classified as employees rather than self-employed in England and Wales, thus entitling them to holiday pay, a national minimum wage, and paid breaks. 30 Oct 2016
Twitter now valued at cool $9.9 billion
Twitter now valued at cool $9.9 billion
Last week, major firm BlackRock purchased $80 million worth of shares of Twitter, giving the company a valuation of $9 billion. The microblogging ...... 02 Feb 2013
Tim Cook's memo to employees following Samsung verdict
Tim Cook's memo to employees following Samsung verdict
Last night, a jury awarded Apple $1.05 billion in a sweeping victory over Samsung. Samsung had been accused of infringing on 7 Apple patents, ...... 25 Aug 2012 - 31 comments
Sony to fire 10,000 employees
Sony to fire 10,000 employees
Sony has announced it will be cutting 10,000 jobs, 6 percent of its global workforce, in an effort to return to profitability. The company ...... 10 Apr 2012 - 16 comments
Each Apple employee makes Apple $278 per hour in revenue
Each Apple employee makes Apple $278 per hour in revenue
According to some great research from Asymco, it appears that every Apple employee makes Apple $278 per hour in revenue. Each store made ...... 09 Dec 2011 - 4 comments
Drunken RIM employees arrested, suspended, fined after plane fiasco
Drunken RIM employees arrested, suspended, fined after plane fiasco
RIM has suspended its two employees after their excessive drunkeness forced a flight to make an emergency landing. 45-year-old George Campbell ...... 05 Dec 2011 - 1 comment
     

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