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Meta staff protest against mouse-tracking tech

Meta employees have launched a protest against the recent installation of mouse-tracking technology at U.S. offices. Flyers which have been seen in meeting rooms and elsewhere at the Facebook owner's offices encourage staffers to sign an online petition against the move. "Don't want to work at the Employee Data ​Extraction Factory?" the flyers ask, according to photographs seen by Reuters, which says it's the most visible sign ​to date of a nascent labor movement inside the company. A statement previously issued by Meta on the technology said: "If we're building agents to help people complete everyday tasks using computers, our models need real examples of how people actually use them - things like mouse movements, clicking buttons, and navigating dropdown menus." Reuters notes that, in the U.K., a group of Meta employees has started organizing a unionization push with United Tech and Allied ​Workers (UTAW).

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Household wealth falls by 17.5%

Average household wealth in the UK has fallen 17.5% to £104,329, according to analysis by St James's Place, with this down from £126,482 a year ago. The report shows that London has the highest household wealth at £171,455, while Yorkshire and the Humber has the lowest, at £73,488. The poll saw 34% of respondents say their financial situation has worsened in the last twelve months, while just 17% felt it has improved. It was also shown that 37% describe themselves as financially comfortable, down from 42% a year ago. One in five (21%) said they are struggling financially, up from 16% last year. Joe Nellis, an economic adviser to MHA, said: "A near 18% decline in average household wealth over a single year is a major warning sign for the UK economy," adding: "More than twice as many people say their finances have deteriorated over the past year as have improved. That is not the mood of a confident economy." 

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Flexible jobs continue to outpace permanent roles, Adecco says

Staffing group Adecco has said temporary hires outpaced permanent recruitment in the first quarter. Adecco CEO Denis Machuel said: "It's linked to ⁠the uncertainty and explains also why flexible placement is quite active, because the overall ​economy is pretty good." He observed that most of the group's clients "don't dare" to ​recruit on a permanent basis but the work needs to be done. Spain, Latin America and Asia Pacific were ​the markets where permanent recruitment bucked the trend, Machuel said.

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Flexible jobs continue to outpace permanent roles, Adecco says

Staffing group Adecco has said temporary hires outpaced permanent recruitment in the first quarter. Adecco chief executive Denis Machuel said: "It's linked to ⁠the uncertainty and explains also why flexible placement is quite active, because the overall ​economy is pretty good." He observed that most of the group's clients "don't dare" to ​recruit on a permanent basis but the work needs to be done. Spain, Latin America and Asia Pacific were ​the markets where permanent recruitment bucked the trend, Machuel said.

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