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Google's DeepMind researchers are telling job applicants not to trust the company's own AI hiring systems, urging candidates to submit a special form to ensure human review of their applications.
Malaysia's Labour Department has clarified that private sector employers in Negeri Sembilan are not required to grant the August 3 occasional holiday announced by the state government following the election.
A Seoul court upheld a one-month pay cut for a dance company manager who told a female employee she was "pretty" and should sit next to the company president, ruling the remark amounted to workplace sexual harassment and objectification.
A US federal judge has refused to halt Meta's layoffs of 26 workers who claim the company used discriminatory AI systems to select them for termination based on disabilities and medical leave.
Twenty-six former Meta employees have sued the tech giant, alleging it deployed AI software to systematically target workers with disabilities or medical leave during 2024 mass layoffs affecting thousands globally.
An American software engineer won a landmark labor case against Atlassian after being fired for criticizing company layoffs and management decisions. The ruling recognizes federal protections for workplace speech, offering hope to tech workers facing retaliation.
Malaysia's Election Commission has issued a stern reminder to employers that they must grant workers reasonable time to vote in Saturday's Johor state election, warning of penalties up to RM5,000 and imprisonment for non-compliance.