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Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful
03/10/2021 Comments Off on Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerfulPandora papersWorld newsPandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officialsG …
Continue reading …Budget reconciliation package and infrastructure bill would support 4 million jobs
28/09/2021 Comments Off on Budget reconciliation package and infrastructure bill would support 4 million jobs
The $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) would provide fiscal support for more than 4 million jobs annually, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report. This includes 1.1 million caregiving jobs, 763,000 green jobs, 556,000 manufacturing jobs, and 312,000 construction jobs, among other industries. With the […]
Continue reading …Nearly 2 million direct care workers would benefit from a $15 minimum wage by 2025
28/09/2021 Comments Off on Nearly 2 million direct care workers would benefit from a $15 minimum wage by 2025
A new EPI report finds that a $15 federal minimum wage by 2025 would raise pay for one-half of direct care workers who provide long-term services and support (LTSS), or 1.9 million workers. The vast majority (90.7%) of LTSS direct care workers who would get a raise are women, and half (50.0%) are Black, Hispanic, […]
Continue reading …Workplace Vaccine Mandates: Unvaxxed Say They’ll Quit First, Few Do
25/09/2021 Comments Off on Workplace Vaccine Mandates: Unvaxxed Say They’ll Quit First, Few Do
Workplace Vaccine Mandates: Unvaxxed Say They’ll Quit First, Few Do By Jack J. Barry, University of Florida; Ann Christiano, University of Florida, and Annie Neimand, University of Florida — Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit rather than get a shot? A hospital in Lowville, New York, for example, had to shut down […]
Continue reading …How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations
24/09/2021 Comments Off on How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations
How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organizations Theo Veldsman, University of Johannesburg — There is a growing incidence of toxic leadership in organisations across the world. This is clear from anecdotal evidence as well as research which suggests that one out of every five leaders is toxic. My own research shows that closer […]
Continue reading …New York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers
23/09/2021 Comments Off on New York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery WorkersNew York to Pass Sweeping Laws to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers A package of legislation from the City Council will set minimum pay and working conditions, placing New York at the forefront of regulating a multibillion-dollar industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/nyregion/nyc-food-delivery-workers.html
Continue reading …American wage and job growth to chill this fall, warm by year-end
20/09/2021 Comments Off on American wage and job growth to chill this fall, warm by year-endAmerican wage growth in 2021 has been the most robust in 20 years, spurred by economic reopening as workers get vaccinated, according to economic research group The Conference Board. But that may be about to change. That spurt of American wage growth may be about slow despite continued labor shortages in some businesses and the […]
Continue reading …By Shirley Smith | September 15, 2021 — Not long ago, I was a saleswoman and manager at Art Van Furniture, a furniture retailer that was an institution in metro Detroit for over half a century. It was more than a job. My coworkers were my family, and we were all proud to work for […]
Continue reading …Staffing hours worked rise 25% year over year despite dip over week: SIA
17/09/2021 Comments Off on Staffing hours worked rise 25% year over year despite dip over week: SIA
Staffing hours worked during the week ended Sept. 11 rose 25% year over year, but fell 1% compared to the previous week, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today by Staffing Industry Analysts. Professional staffing hours worked were down week over week, probably due to Labor Day holiday. Week ending Sept. […]
Continue reading …Cal/OSHA Encourages Following New Guidance On Face Masks Indoors
17/09/2021 Comments Off on Cal/OSHA Encourages Following New Guidance On Face Masks IndoorsAug. 25, 2021 — In addition to the requirements of the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and as a best practice, CalOSHA encourages employers and workers to follow the recent update from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommending that all individuals wear face coverings while indoors regardless of vaccination status. CDPH recently […]
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