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The appearance a hot dish on your doorstep does more than relieve the burden of meal preparation. It says someone is looking out for you.
McDonald’s recently ended a 40-year relationship with the Olympics. Was the decision based on the tarnished Olympic brand or were there other reasons?
The restaurant chain may well be trying to head off union pressure and sidestep collective action … but a win is a win.
Junk food versus healthy food – why are we always blaming consumers for ‘bad’ food choices?
The obstacles workers face in successfully pursuing their entitlements and the inadequacy of our current penalties to deter underpayments means problems with franchises will remain.
It doesn’t happen often that a multinational will blink when taken on by an individual. But a passionate campaigner’s successful crusade has shown how it can be done.
Joe Corré’s stunt to end the Punk.London celebrations by torching lots of punk stuff misunderstands the movement completely.
When commercial giants want to capitalise on graffiti ‘logos’, it’s time to protect street artists under copyright law.
A global movement of low-wage workers is improving conditions for fast food employees and others in the U.S. and around the world. A Dartmouth labor historian examines the movement’s origins.
It costs multiple millions to sponsor a global sports event. Why bother when non-sponsors cleverly associate themselves for next to nothing?
The ATO’s data dump of how much tax was paid by largest private companies raising more questions than it answers.
The latest economic research suggests there are better ways to narrow the gap between the richest and the poorest.
McDonald’s has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last year but its growth in sales shows what the company is doing right.
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been feeling the impact of reduced sales, but a look at the broader sector shows unhealthy food is still going strong.
The chorus chanting ‘America needs a raise!’ will undoubtedly grow as Labor Day approaches. They’re not wrong, but America needs more than that.
The fast-food chain’s surprise decision to lift its workers’ wages stems from a mix of morality, economics and politics.
David Cameron has told company bosses that firms should give their staff a pay rise. Certainly a raise in wages would be long overdue. The small average wage increase over the past year or so (1.8% between…
A noxious combination of falling wages, income inequality at its highest since the 1920s and a growing low-wage sector has caused the ranks of the working poor to swell to more than 47 million. That’s…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has proposed a plan to stop companies from avoiding billions of dollars in taxes. As we know from the scandals surrounding Amazon, Starbucks, Vodafone…
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