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Gender-neutral uniforms, tattoos and piercings take to the skies

Alaska Airlines staff can now choose gender-neutral uniforms and show a wider range of tattoos, piercings and hairstyles in an effort to make the workplace "more inclusive".

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Russian OnlyFans models are being hit by Ukraine war sanctions too

When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the country's OnlyFans creators didn't expect to be hit by international sanctions. Then their accounts were frozen.

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Tesla is being sued by an ex-worker over alleged racism - again

The former factory worker said nearly every bathroom in the EV maker's California factory was covered in racist graffiti.

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Union says Amazon interfering with re-run of election at US warehouse

Union officials said Amazon removed campaign materials and forced workers to attend anti-union meetings - a practice that is legal in the United States. Amazon said it complied with the law.

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Belgium approves 4-day week and right to disconnect

The package of labour reforms announced on Tuesday would also give gig economy workers more protections.

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Wales could become the latest country to trial a four-day week

Wales' Future Generations Commission wants the country's public sector to trial a shorter working week to tackle high rates of sickness and low productivity.

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Re-working the working week

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In this Focus, we look at the recent shift in the UAE to move to a shorter workweek.

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This man set up a haven for digital nomads in the Bulgarian mountains

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In this episode of Meet The Locals, we hear from Matthias Zeitler the co-founder of Coworking Bansko.

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Get paid the same for less work in UK four-day week trial

The six-month pilot scheme is recruiting companies to research the potential benefits of a shorter working week.

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Japanese firefighter moonlighting as YouTube gamer has pay slashed

The man said he didn't realise his hobby would break Japan's rules on public employees holding second jobs.

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Remote work takes off in Japan - with flights to the office paid for

Yahoo Japan will soon allow its staff to live and work anywhere in the Pacific island nation, and they'll even be able to claim the cost of tickets if they have to fly to the office.

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Could France soon be making the health pass mandatory in workplaces?

French ministers have indicated that implementing a health pass to access workplaces is not off the table.

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The creative life: LEGO’s Julia Goldin on play at work

"One of the things we did during COVID was to use the bricks we had at home, to build a model of what our experience and state of mind was like," said LEGO's chief product and marketing officer, Julia Goldin.

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Should your company give you more time off in the pandemic?

With few of us able to go on holiday during the pandemic, should workplaces offer more annual leave to make up for it?

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Euroviews. A factory showed the uglier face of Sino-Serbian partnership | View

Last month, the treatment of Vietnamese workers building Serbia's first Chinese tyre factory caused a scandal. The government must uphold the rule of law no matter how attractive the investment, writes Vuk Vuksanovic of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP).

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Gig economy: EU prepares new rules which could hit Uber and Deliveroo

Companies like Uber and Deliveroo could be hit by draft EU rules for gig workers which would give them employees' rights.

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UAE becomes first Gulf state to introduce 4.5 day working week

The government said it would “boost productivity and improve work-life balance” as the country aims to improve its competitiveness.

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Uber setback as UK court rules business model unlawful

The ridesharing app lost the argument that it only acts as an agent for drivers in the British capital, setting the taxi app market up for a major overhaul.

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Why France's Caribbean islands are a prostate cancer hotspot

Banana farmers in Guadeloupe and Martinique were poisoned by a banned chemical. Now they could be compensated by French authorities

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Workers' paradise? Portugal's new remote work law blasted by critics

Portugal's new remote work law, which says employers can't text or email employees after work hours, is being blasted as being unworkable.