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Retail employees in New South Wales – including staff at jewellery stores – have been granted new legal protections by the NSW Government.

Walmart has recently pushed its associates to sign up for Workplace, a Meta-backed social-media platform for employees to receive work announcements.

Cashiers are scanning customer receipts to collect rewards on apps like Fetch. The hashtag #fetchrewards has 501.8 million views on TikTok.

Parking lots can present deadly threats to workers and customers alike, whether gun violence or distracted drivers.

A Colorado bill would clear the way for workers at places like McDonald's and Walmart to accept cash tips.

The home improvement chain says the additional investment in labor is locked in, even as Home Depot faces a tougher financial road ahead.

Dollar General employees say hour cuts and a shortage of workers have made merchandise clutter worse at the dollar stores.

Starbucks will start charging $1 for Refresher drinks without water, but the change won't impact requests for no ice.

Diners are going back to all-you-can-eat buffets like Golden Corral and Cicis as inflation stays high and patrons look for post-pandemic normalcy.

Starbucks' new CEO, Laxman Narasimhan, said the company needs to buy cheaper cups and slash the number of lid-and-cup combinations.