The Pros and Cons of Temporary Work
Whether you have lost your job or you are just looking for a new job, the search can be overwhelming. You could spend days reading newspapers and looking online. You could apply to multiple jobs, and you may never hear back from any of them. At that point, you may want to consider looking into […]
When You Need Cheap Labor Can You Contact the Human Trafficking Labor Pool
If you have a slave working for you, you can really lower your labor costs. According to the“Verite-Humanity United Fair Labor Worldwide Report (Pdf),” “an underground system of labor brokerage consists of substantial well-organized companies in the labor supply chain. This system for the recruitment and hiring into the labor ‘supply chain’ increases the vulnerability […]
Should Your Employer be Paying for Your Uniform?
Should employees have to pay for their uniforms? This is a debate that has been going on for more than two hundred years of worker-employer relationship. So it’s no surprise that the laws regarding employee uniform costs vary from state to state. Fortunately, California laws tend to favor the employee and protect workers from being […]
Trafficking in Human Beings for Labor in Jobs Nobody Wants
The physical and emotional despair that drives people to immigrate into the United States illegally creates an environment of vulnerability and abuse. War and driven populations of migrants add to the problem. Further restricting the borders to stop individual illegal crossing can serve to encourage an illegal underground industry which operates by claiming secret routes and […]
A Closer Look At The Modern Slavery That Persists In US Restaurants
Immigrants from nations like Guatemala, Mexico, and China often head to America in hopes of securing gainful employment and becoming legal citizens. These dreams do not always come true. Many of these immigrants find themselves being smuggled into the country. From there, they are made to work long, grueling shifts in the food industry. They […]
What Does “At-Will” Employment Mean?
Every American worker is entitled to Amendment 5 of the U.S. Constitution. “…No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property.” It also applies to the terms of employment. This means that your employer has a duty to not infringe upon the standards of treatment to which every American has a right. Beyond sentiment, many of California’s […]
Dealing with Complaints in the Workplace: Know Your Rights When You are an Employee
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Your Rights As A Temporary Worker
Temporary work has many benefits. It lets you sample different industries, pads your CV, and keeps money coming in when you are looking for a permanent position. However, it’s not always so rosy a situation. Too often, companies take advantage of temporary workers. They will try to weasel out of meeting their obligations by misclassifying […]
What Makes Human Trafficking for Labor Possible
The word “Labor” can mean a whole range of different things. Often when people who are under great economic pressure are offered a job, they wake up to find the word means something very different from what they expected. Victims of human trafficking are often lured by false promises of a lucrative job, stability, education, […]
Tips for Women in the Construction Industry
Being a woman in a mainly male-dominated career has some problems. Often, you feel like you have to work twice as hard to get any form of recognition. However, there are many perks to it. You should be proud of the work that you do. It is hard manual labor, yet it also takes a […]
