The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Universal Cleaners LLC for violating the pay requirements of its temporary foreign workers, Up North Live reports. The Traverse City, Michigan-based company will pay US$56,734 in back wages to 10 workers who provided janitorial services for the company but were paid less than the required prevailing wage rate. ...

ISS recently announced a new country-based diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy. The initiative will be led by Eric Stallworth, ISS head of diversity, equity & inclusion, who joined the company in March of last year. ISS’s strategy includes increasing women in management, boosting leadership development, and forming employee resource groups. The company will also look ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed an 18-month delay on a final rule for calculating prevailing wages of certain immigrant and nonimmigrant workers. The rule, which was published in January, affects employers seeking to employ foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain immigrant visas or through H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 ...

Sodexo has agreed to a declaration of intent with the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tourism, Tobacco, and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF). The international trade union federation and Sodexo will work together to raise awareness about worker safety and health, reinforce existing guidelines, and develop new initiatives across the food service and ...