Labor Market Remains Healthy Despite Rising Unemployment
ABC News reports that America’s labor market remains strong, despite the number of new applications for unemployment benefits rising slightly last week. Follow Us on Google News
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Labor Market Remains Healthy Despite Rising Unemployment
ABC News reports that America’s labor market remains strong, despite the number of new applications for unemployment benefits rising slightly last week. Follow Us on Google News
Non-EU workers overtake EU workers in UK for first time since 2010
The aftermath of Brexit has brought about a significant shift in the demographic composition of the British workforce, with non-EU workers surpassing their EU counterparts in numbers. According to data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the UK recorded 2,556,741 non-EU workers by the end of December, surpassing the 2,332,476 EU workers. This marked the… Read More »
IDA And Communications Workers of America Reach Tentative Labor Agreement For Non-Management Employees
The Writers Guild strike goes on, but there’s peace on one labor front in the entertainment industry. The Communication Workers of America Local 9003 and the International Documentary Association announced in a joint statement today that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering Documentary Workers United, a group of non-management employees at the… Read More »
Maritime Workers to begin nationwide strike on Monday
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut down all operations of shipping companies and begin an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, June 5, over a lingering dispute with shipping companies concerning the poor pay package and welfare of employees. Disclosing this to newsmen, the President-General of MWUN, Prince Adewale… Read More »
Ogun assembly workers begin indefinite strike over pay
Workers of the Ogun State House of Assembly under the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have begun an indefinite strike over their salaries. The industrial action followed the state government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) passed by the National Assembly. The union had also asked the state government to comply… Read More »
Kidnappers kill security operative, two others and abduct farm workers in Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed a So-Safe Corps officer, Saheed Ogunrinde, two workers and abducted two others at a farm in Awo village, Orile-Imo in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the kidnappers, dressed in military camouflage, invaded the farm which had over 200 workers on Tuesday… Read More »
CBI to lay off swathe of workers in bid to cut wage bill by a third
The UK’s most prominent business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry, is to lay off a swathe of its workers as it fights for survival amid a crisis prompted by multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The CBI needs to cut its wage bill by a third within months, staff were told at an all-hands meeting… Read More »
Amazon Workers Stage Protest Over Layoffs and Surging Emissions
‘Wired’ reports that Amazon’s corporate workers have staged a walkout just one month after being ordered to return to the office. Over 1,000 employees took part in a rally outside of the company’s Seattle headquarters, while protests in other cities were expected to bring participation to over 2,000. Follow Us on Google News
Kharge’s Meet-&-Greet With Workers at the Congress HQ Shouldn’t be a Big Deal. But Here’s Why It Is
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge meets party workers at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on June 1, 2023. (Twitter/@kharge) The enthusiasm of Congress workers at the visit of the party president may seem like an over-reaction. But juxtapose it with rare visits by Sonia Gandhi and one can understand their excitement at the prospect of a… Read More »
NMA president calls for increase in workers’ salaries to cushion removal of fuel subsidy
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association {NMA} Dr Uche Ojinmah, on Wednesday, described the removal of petrol subsidy as a good policy but called on the government to increase the salaries of workers so as to cushion the effect of the new policy. Dr Ojinmah was reacting to the new price regime for petrol.… Read More »
Non-EU workers outnumber EU ones in various UK sectors in post-Brexit shift
There are now more non-EU than EU workers in a number of sectors that were previously reliant on European citizens, demonstrating the Brexit effect and the impact of international events on immigration patterns. Guardian analysis shows that the number of non-EU workers surpassed their EU counterparts for the first time in 2022, at an average… Read More »
JOOPSA boosts capacity of 2,500 Edo workers
The Director-General of the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA), Imuwahen Ajoonu has said that out of 10,000 Edo State workers Governor Godwin Obaseki approved for training, about 2500 workers have been trained. Ajoonu said that the state government has a vision of transforming Edo State into a high-performing, progressive, and self-sufficient state. Speaking recently,… Read More »
Oil workers accuse boards of corruption in local content i
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said the implementation of local content law, which the unions in the industry fought vigorously for in the interest of young graduates, technicians and school leavers, has been turned into a cesspit of corruption. The oil workers alleged that boards of many companies only… Read More »
Plastic Bags On Heads, Imran Khan’s Party’s Women Workers Brought To Court
The women were seen with plastic bags on their heads. Lahore: The Pakistan government on Tuesday faced flak after two women workers belonging to former prime minister Imran Khan’s party were brought to an anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday with their heads covered with ‘shopping bags’ for their alleged role in torching a senior… Read More »
Abia workers to smile as Gov. Otti promises to pay salaries, pensions on 28th of every month
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has told civil servants and pensioners in the state that they will have cause to smile as he promises to make sure they get their salaries and gratuities on the 28th of every month. Otti who made the vow in his maiden speech after his inauguration on Monday, promised to… Read More »
Millions of fast food workers could lose their jobs within 5 years. Here’s why
Artificial intelligence advances will allow computer kiosks and robots to replace most fast food jobs within five to 10 years, according to an AI entrepreneur. “This is definitely a watershed moment for artificial intelligence,” Valyant AI founder Rob Carpenter told Fox News. “We are going to see AI jump from back-office processing and manufacturing facilities… Read More »
Bhopal Metro Work Inches Closer to the Finish Line: 500m Track Laid, Just 3.5km Left
Last Updated: May 30, 2023, 11:43 IST Bhopal Metro – Representative Image (Photo: Railway Technology) The Bhopal Metro project represents the city’s progressive mindset, its eagerness to embrace modernity, and its commitment to sustainable urban planning In a remarkable achievement, the city of Bhopal witnessed a significant milestone as 500 meters of metro track were… Read More »
Zulum to engage 6,500 health workers, teachers to boost service delivery
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State will engage 6,500 health workers and teachers to boost healthcare and education delivery services. He said during his second term in office, 5,000 teachers and 1,500 health workers would be employed to run various educational and health institutions. The post Zulum to engage 6,500 health workers, teachers to boost… Read More »
St Mungo’s homelessness charity workers begin month-long strike
Workers at the homelessness charity St Mungo’s will begin a month-long strike on Tuesday in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite who work at the organisation will mount picket lines outside its head office in Tower Hill in London and in Brighton, Bristol and Oxford. The union said the industrial action was over a… Read More »
ANALYSIS: Medical tourism, dilapidated PHCs, incessant workers’ strike, others show Buhari failed in Health Sector
No Nigerian leader spent more time in hospital abroad than President Muhammadu Buhari’s approximately 232 days. It took him only two years in office to beat the record set by one of his predecessors and Katsina kinsman, the late Umar Yar’Adua, who spent 109 days on medical trips abroad in his 32-month stay in office.… Read More »
Imran Khan Urges Court To Look Into “Reports Of “Rape” Of Female Party Workers: Report
Imran Khan stated that he is getting reports of abuse from various locations. (File photo) Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has urged the country’s top judiciary to take suo motu notice of the alleged abuse, including “reports of rape“, of its female party workers and supporters who were arrested following the May 9… Read More »
Connecticut bakery workers left terrified after hungry black bear barges in, steals 60 cupcakes
Employees at a Connecticut bakery were left terrified last week after a hungry black bear barged into the garage and helped itself to 60 cupcakes. Miriam Stephens, owner of Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon, said workers were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the bear strolled in. The… Read More »
The workers getting rich off the AI revolution – while others lose their jobs
AI tech coders While governments and top tech executives argue about artificial intelligence’s ability to trigger a global conflict, the humans actually working on the technology are busy fighting a war of wages. The popularity of AI platforms like ChatGPT means that AI engineers can, in 2023, ask for nearly double the salary they received… Read More »
PM Modi Felicitates Workers Who Built New Parliament Building
PM Modi felicitates the workers involved in the development of the new Parliament building. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday felicitated the workers involved in the construction and the development of the new Parliament building. Ahead of the inauguration of the new Parliament building, he felicitated the construction workers with traditional shawls and… Read More »