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Business Leaders Applaud Obama Strategy For U.S. Economy
15/02/2013 Comments Off on Business Leaders Applaud Obama Strategy For U.S. Economy
In his State of the Union address, President Obama focused attention on creating good jobs and growth in the U.S. economy. For the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), a national coalition of business organizations that together represent more than 160,000 small and medium businesses, the clear commitment to policies of investment versus austerity was welcome. […]
Continue reading …Wanted Local Workforce For The Global Oil And Gas Industry
14/02/2013 Comments Off on Wanted Local Workforce For The Global Oil And Gas Industry
ILO News— Wanted: A local workforce for a global industry. Global demand for crude oil and natural gas is growing, leading to a surge in investment and increasing worldwide demand for skilled workers. Global energy demand will increase by 35% from 2010 to 2035, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). New sources of oil […]
Continue reading …One-Third Of Health Insurance Plans Exceed Law’s Out-Of-Pocket Cap
12/02/2013 Comments Off on One-Third Of Health Insurance Plans Exceed Law’s Out-Of-Pocket Cap
By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN— Consumers who buy their own health insurance will see the total amount they could pay out of pocket for medical care capped starting next year, but some will likely pay higher premiums as a result. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from a new study showing more than one-third of health insurance plans currently offered […]
Continue reading …Women, Science And Technology – The Attitude Gap
12/02/2013 Comments Off on Women, Science And Technology – The Attitude Gap
ILO News- Science and technology are advancing at a rapid pace, offering new opportunities in the workplace. Women, however, are in danger of being left behind. And that is a question of attitudes, not aptitudes. “Women tend to be overrepresented in the humanities and social sciences, and underrepresented in science and technology,” says Claude Akpokavie, […]
Continue reading …Court Rules Kansas Strippers Entitled To Unemployment Benefits
12/02/2013 Comments Off on Court Rules Kansas Strippers Entitled To Unemployment Benefits
It’s the law: Strippers in Kansas are entitled to unemployment benefits. In a labor law case that took eight years to dance its way through the state legal system, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that strippers are employees and are entitled to unemployment insurance. Siding with the state Department of Labor, the Kansas Supreme Court […]
Continue reading …To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
12/02/2013 Comments Off on To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
Many people are hoping they can keep working just keep their health care insurance. New research suggests idea may be wishful thinking. More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health care insurance at work, according to new research by the nonpartisan […]
Continue reading …HHS Denies Mississippi’s Bid To Run Its Own Health Insurance Exchange
11/02/2013 Comments Off on HHS Denies Mississippi’s Bid To Run Its Own Health Insurance Exchange
By JEFFREY HESS, Mississippi Public Broadcasting via KHN— Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, who has been the driving force behind creating a state based health insurance exchange, got his answer from the feds Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013: Sure can’t. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rejected Mississippi’s plan, making Mississippi the only […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 5: NIOSH Approach To Job Stress
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 5: NIOSH Approach To Job Stress
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Approach To Job Stress On the basis of experience and research, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) favors the view that working conditions play a primary role in causing job stress. However, the role of individual factors is not ignored. According to the NIOSH view, […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 3: Job Stress Prevention Programs
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 3: Job Stress Prevention ProgramsJob Stress Prevention Programs: What Some Organizations Have Done Job Stress Example 1 — A Small Service Organization. A department head in a small public service organization sensed an escalating level of tension and deteriorating morale among her staff. Job dissatisfaction and health symptoms such as headaches also seemed to be on the rise. Suspecting […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 2: Job Stress Prevention, A Comprehensive Approach
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 2: Job Stress Prevention, A Comprehensive ApproachPreventing Job Stress – How to Change the Organization to Prevent Job Stress Preventing On The Job Stress : A Comprehensive Approach Ensure that the workload is in line with workers’ capabilities and resources. Design jobs to provide meaning, stimulation, and opportunities for workers to use their skills. Clearly define workers’ roles and responsibilities. Give […]
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