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Labor Secretary Campaigns For Higher Federal Minimum Wage
21/11/2014 Comments Off on Labor Secretary Campaigns For Higher Federal Minimum Wage
In Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 19, 2014, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez continued campaigning to raise the federal minimum wage with a visit to printing company LetterLogic. LetterLogic CEO Sherry Deutschmann and employee give Labor Secretary Perez a tour of their facilities. LetterLogic’s CEO Sherry Stewart Deutschmann has made investing in her workforce a […]
Continue reading …Sexual Harassment Is Not On The Menu
20/11/2014 Comments Off on Sexual Harassment Is Not On The Menu
By Marjorie E. Wood — At a popular sit-down restaurant in Independence, Mo., Allison waits tables for $3.60 an hour — the going rate for servers at her restaurant. Advocates of raising the federal hourly tipped minimum wage of $2.13 up to the standard minimum wage — currently pegged at $7.25 — understand that living on tips is difficult. […]
Continue reading …Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations?
18/11/2014 Comments Off on Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations?
Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations? Several high-level reports have raised the concern that low-income countries, especially in Africa, are experiencing premature de-industrialization. Services Economies Too Soon? The concern is that they are growing without transforming. Have the latecomers to development missed the boat? Although these concerns are well placed, Africa’s growth seems to […]
Continue reading …Organizing Young Workers: The Journey Of A Young Trade Union Leader
17/11/2014 Comments Off on Organizing Young Workers: The Journey Of A Young Trade Union Leader
The journey of Bernice Johanna Coronacion from youth organiser in the local branch of a trade union in Quezon City, Philippines, to a representative of the workers’ group at the Committee on the Recurrent Discussion on Employment at the ILC in 2014 is proof that organized labor improves lives. When Nice was 19 years old, she didn’t […]
Continue reading …Study Finds Substantial Skills Mismatch In Europe
14/11/2014 Comments Off on Study Finds Substantial Skills Mismatch In Europe
GENEVA (ILO News) – Between 25% and 45% of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial skills mismatch between supply and demand in the labor market, a new International Labour Organization study says. Covering 24 European countries, the study shows mismatches between workers’ competences and what […]
Continue reading …Southern California Garment Workers Owed Millions In Unpaid Wages
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Widespread labor violations by Southern California apparel manufacturing industry employers costs garment workers millions of dollars a year in unpaid wages, the U.S. Labor Department reports. Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Labor Department conducted 221 investigations this year of garment industry employers, mostly in and around Los Angeles. Investigators found more than $3 […]
Continue reading …Saying Thank You Can Help You Land the Job
28/05/2014 Comments Off on Saying Thank You Can Help You Land the Job
Your mother told you to do it, and research shows she was right: Saying thank you not only displays impeccable manners but also may give job hopefuls an edge. Ninety-one percent of human resources managers in an Accountemps survey said it’s helpful for job candidates to send a thank-you following an interview. Doing so allows you to […]
Continue reading …Job Search – 7 Ways Not to Get Hired
21/05/2014 Comments Off on Job Search – 7 Ways Not to Get Hired
Those looking for their first jobs out of college also must look out for potential career pitfalls. In today’s market, there is little room for error, and even seemingly minor mistakes can derail a job search. Accountemps cites seven common job search mistakes and how to avoid them: Restricting your outreach: Spread the word about your job hunt […]
Continue reading …Job Markets Improving Across Advanced Economies
08/05/2014 Comments Off on Job Markets Improving Across Advanced Economies
Australia, Italy, and Germany Lead a Month of Robust Recovery Following the devastation of the Great Recession, job markets around the world are finally showing signs of life. Job markets improving in a number of advanced economies, according to a new report, according to unemployment rates and employment growth data compiled and standardized by The […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill