Tag: workers
‘My job is going’: UK workers squeezed out by AI
In the UK, where services account for around 80 percent of the economy, AI has become flexible, fast and inexpensive competition for many white-collar workers, with the impacts beginning to emerge.
The Gig Workers Bill 2025 reshapes Malaysia’s labour law
The Gig Workers Bill 2025 is the paradigm shift in protecting the 3rd category of labour which is the gig workers in Malaysia when it is legislated soon after the bill was passed last year.
South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
South Koreans made up the majority of 475 people arrested at a Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in the US state of Georgia last week, according to immigration agents.
US agents arrest 475 in raid on Hyundai-LG plant
South Korean companies have invested billions of dollars to build factories in America in a bid to access the US market and avoid tariff threats from Trump.
UN says record 383 aid workers killed in 2024
Besides those killed, 308 aid workers were wounded, 125 kidnapped and 45 detained last year.
Exploring the environmental impact of hybrid working
Studies have shown that buildings in Malaysia contribute significantly to energy consumption, with cooling accounting for a large proportion of electricity usage. This means that employees working from home now face the challenge of increased energy consumption to maintain a comfortable working environment.
Humanoid robots: Help or threat to the world of work?
Humanoid robots are able to take over routine and repetitive tasks, which can reduce the need for human workers in those roles.
Starbucks workers to start US strike on Friday: union
The announcement, which will initially affect stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and the firm's home city of Seattle, comes as online giant Amazon was also hit by a walkout in the crucial final shopping days of the festive period.
Multi-tasking in the workplace realizes the risk of workers being depressed...
Being a worker who multitasks also has a 'bad' impact in the long term, especially for workers because it will be the cause of stress in the workplace.
