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Augmented Reality Comes to the Workplace
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Augmented Reality Comes to the Workplace
Experts say augmented reality is poised to bring dramatic changes to the workplace, with the potential to significantly improve workers’ productivity, enhance employee training and make worksites safer.
Continue reading …Firing of Son-in-Law Not Marital Status Discrimination
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Firing of Son-in-Law Not Marital Status Discrimination
An employee who was fired from his job by his mother-in-law, the company CEO, after he and his wife began having marital problems could not bring a claim for marital status discrimination.
Continue reading …Bad Managers Abound — and They Don't Even Know It
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Bad Managers Abound — and They Don't Even Know It
Advice on addressing the underlying influences and common mindset of bad but well-intentioned managers and mitigating the damage they inflict.
Continue reading …Asia steady after Wall St. notches record highs, dollar holds firm
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Asia steady after Wall St. notches record highs, dollar holds firmTOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly steady on Wednesday after Wall Street again rose to record highs, although movements were limited as a wait-and-see mood prevailed before the Federal Reserve reveals its monetary policy stance later in the day.
Continue reading …Uber reviews Asia business over bribery allegations in U.S.: Bloomberg
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Uber reviews Asia business over bribery allegations in U.S.: Bloomberg(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], which is the subject of a federal probe into whether it broke bribery laws, has started a review of its Asia operations and notified U.S. officials about payments made by staff in Indonesia, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Continue reading …T-Mobile US explores takeover of Sprint: source
19/09/2017 Comments Off on T-Mobile US explores takeover of Sprint: source(Reuters) – U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc is exploring taking over rival Sprint Corp in an all-stock deal, after SoftBank Group Corp offered to give up its majority ownership of Sprint, a person familiar with the matter said.
Continue reading …USA: How the Canadians Are Trying to Use NAFTA to Raise U.S. Worker Wages
19/09/2017 Comments Off on USA: How the Canadians Are Trying to Use NAFTA to Raise U.S. Worker WagesLabourStart headline – Source: AFL-CIO
Continue reading …Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi award suspended by UK union over Rohingya crisis
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi award suspended by UK union over Rohingya crisisLabourStart headline – Source: Dhaka Tribune
Continue reading …Ford to cut production at five North American vehicle plants
19/09/2017 Comments Off on Ford to cut production at five North American vehicle plantsDETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it plans to idle five North American vehicle assembly plants for a total of 10 weeks to reduce inventories of slow-selling models.
Continue reading …‘Barefoot engineering’: How to boost rural development and local youth employment
19/09/2017 Comments Off on ‘Barefoot engineering’: How to boost rural development and local youth employment
Shortage of engineers in rural areas has been affecting the quality and effective service delivery of the infrastructure works launched under MGNREGA in India. A training programme, set up by the Ministry of Rural Development with technical assistance of the ILO, addresses the skills gap while providing decent jobs to thousands of discouraged youth and promoting sustainable development in rural areas.
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