IT Staffing News
Microsoft asks court to throw out NLRB contract worker ruling (Reuters) - 6/16/2016
implications for the technology company, Reuters reports. In the NLRB’s 2015 ruling, it said Browning-Ferris was a joint employer of workers hired through a staffing agency at a recycling facility and had ... implications for the technology company, Reuters reports.
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Uber close to settling drivers’ suit in Los Angeles with billions at stake (Bloomberg) - 11/17/2016
Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to finalize a settlement with California drivers to resolve potentially billions of dollars in claims stemming from the company’s refusal to give them ... Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to finalize a settlement with California drivers to re...
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Get off the treadmill: Avoid the typical sales pitch (CWS 3.0) - 4/27/2017
People are an extremely important part of the bid process and without the right people to execute the service delivery, then even the best technology and the world’s most unbelievable processes ... People are an extremely important part of the bid process and without the right peop...
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Uber revenue up 61%, but reports $4.5 billion loss (Bloomberg) - 2/14/2018
Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies reported adjusted net revenue rose 61% year over year in the last quarter to $2.22 billion on sales of $7.5 billion, Bloomberg reported. However ... Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies reported adjusted net revenue rose...
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Uber, Grab merger comes under fire from Singapore government agency (Reuters) - 7/06/2018
Reuters reported the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, Singapore’s antitrust body, proposed fines on human cloud ride-share firms Uber Technologies Inc. and Grab, provisionally ... Reuters reported the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, Singa...
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Freelancer.com CEO discusses long-term prospects, possible Escrow.com spinoff (The Australian Financial Review) - 8/13/2018
Financial Review's technology editor, Paul Smith. Freelancer.com reported a 7% fall in revenue in the first half of the year, but Barrie said the fall was caused by a confluence of two missteps that have ... Financial Review's technology editor, Paul Smith.
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Former Kelly CEO’s group focuses on freelancers, strikes Moonlighting partnership (Crain’s Detroit Business) - 10/28/2019
with Moonlighting, an on-demand hiring platform that uses blockchain technology. The partnership enables IPSE to offer portable benefits and other resources to freelancers. Kelly Services had itself announced ... with Moonlighting, an on-demand hiring platform that uses blockch...
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Government drops investigation into Uber’s practices in several Asian countries - 1/06/2020
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) reported the US Department of Justice closed an investigation into the company over possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ... Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) reported the US Department of Justice closed an investigation in...
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Uber and Postmates’ suit may not put quick stop to AB 5 (Bloomberg) - 2/10/2020
cloud firms Uber Technologies Inc. and Postmates Inc. The two companies had sought a preliminary injunction to protect their drivers from misclassification.
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Coronavirus could put damper on human cloud firms that use ICs, billionaire says (CNBC) - 4/03/2020
The coronavirus situation could have a lasting negative impact on human cloud firms that use independent contractors, such as gig economy company Uber Technologies Inc., billionaire Jim Chanos told ... The coronavirus situation could have a lasting negative impact on human cloud firms th...
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