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Fedusa, Motlanthe discuss mine strikes
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 hours ago
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Fedusa raised its concerns over the collective bargaining process in a meeting with Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe , it said on Saturday. Federation of Unions of SA general secretary Dennis George said the meeting with Motlanthe, to discuss
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Giving Low-Wage Workers a Pathway out of Poverty
Miami :: FL :: USA | 22 hours ago
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Hotels, restaurants, contractors and the like in the area often used temporary staffing companies to fill dishwasher and other low-skilled jobs. For these companies, figuring out who would make a good employee at a level where a resume doesn't tell
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More strife with no agreement: Uasa
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 1 day ago
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Trade union Uasa said on Friday that the lack of a binding collective bargaining agreement at Lonmin platinum mine would see turbulence in the industry continue. "In the absence of an agreement, the turbulence in the industry is set to continue with
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Protesting City Workers Turn to YouTube
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
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Local unions are pissed at the city and they want you to know about it. Local 21, the public-sector professional and technical engineers' union, even made a set of videos to get you to pay attention. They showed the first one at an Oakland City
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Have you read the fine print of your employment contract?
Toronto :: Canada | 2 days ago
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EDT Many employers are using employment contracts to reduce workers' legal rights, so read carefully before you sign one. (Brian Jackson/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Employment contracts are becoming the biggest loophole in workplace law but that
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Sun Investigates: Some Baltimore City workers rack up overtime
Baltimore :: OH :: USA | 2 days ago
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It's been a busy year so far for Audrey Dyer-Brown, collections supervisor at the city Department of Public Works...Thanks to a whopping 538 hours of overtime in that span, she took in $22,280 above her regular pay, giving her gross income of $37,500
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Oliphant, mine unions to meet
Cape Town :: South Africa | 2 days ago
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Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will meet with two major trade union federations this weekend to discuss the union rivalry currently causing disruptions in the mining sector she said at a media conference in parliament on Thursday. The Congress of
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Disaster averted for state sector workers - Cunliffe (Fuseworks)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 days ago
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Labour and the state sector unions have averted disaster for government workers who were set to lose their redundancy entitlements and employment rights, Labour's Associate Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe said...The Bill has been heavily amended
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Most Americans Think The Middle Class Is The New Face Of Poverty
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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The poverty line in the U.S., according to the federal government, is just under $24,000. But most Americans say even if you make twice that, you won't be very comfortable in their hometown...Or is this really what it means to be poor in America in
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Wellington IT staff paid more - report
Wellington :: New Zealand | 3 days ago
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Auckland IT professionals are more likely to head overseas for a more lucrative job offer than their Wellington counterparts, a survey suggests. The Wellington Market Insight report, by recruitment firm Absolute IT, said workers in the capital were
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