No. They provide competition for jobs, keep wages down and place extra stress on our NHS, schools and housing service. Some companies no longer bother training up their workers because of the large influx of ready-trained labour from the EU makes ... more

Posted by: Nick Leiber on August 20 This is a guest post by Richard Greenwald. America doesn’t know what to make of the rise of the freelancer. Today there are about 25 million freelancers in the U.S., according to Department of Labor reports. And ... more

Yes. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act gives you the right to organize without the fear of your employer trying to intimidate you in giving up this right. For example, an employer cannot threaten to close a business or lay-off people ... more

An overflow crowd packed an auditorium at Yeshiva University Tuesday night to debate whether it's acceptable to call something "kosher certified" if it's produced under unethical conditions. The panel discussion was prompted in part by the high ... more

February 25, 2009 The global financial crisis now underway is expected to have major impacts on North American and European workers and consumers, including massive job losses and reductions in spending power. It will have even more serious ... more

It's not as clear as you would think it would be. There are sixteen wage orders and each wage order applies to a specific industry. Industries such as the agricultural, manufacturing, construction, and professional service provider industries all ... more

Sometimes. For example, maritime law will apply to a platform workers accident if the platform worker was engaged in a maritime-related activity at the time of his accident, such as working on the back deck of a boat unloading equipment or supplies. ... more

One challenge is preparing your company internally to employ immigrant workers. The human resource department must be prepared for hiring, checking for legal documentation, training, benefits administration, and disciplinary tasks. Supervisors must ... more

Updated 2008 : To reduce foreign workers dependency by the employer and promote local employment. ... more

Wildly inaccurate allegations have appeared on talk radio, the Internet, and inflammatory 2006 campaign ads, [12] such as that last year’s Senate-passed bill would have allowed undocumented people to qualify for Social Security benefits, or would ... more