Since last May, Starbucks North America has implemented a new dress code. The previous dress code allowed for tops of any colour and bottoms, hats, footwear, and outerwear to be black, grey, navy, brown, khaki, or white. The new dress code requires employees to wear a solid black crew neck, collared, or button-up shirt. The […]

In 2023, an Indonesian crew member was found dead in a ship’s storeroom. He had been at sea for six months, working on a longline tuna boat in the Indian Ocean for a monthly wage of $480. In the days leading up to his death, witnesses observed him arguing with the captain, insisting that he […]

  A former employee of popular burger chain Almost Famous protested outside a partner restaurant in Manchester after his no-notice redundancy left him without pay for a month. On January 27, Almost Famous made more than 110 employees redundant across their branches in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool – with many only finding out about their […]