Archive for May, 2009
MMC resolution on daily wage workers irks GMEA (The Times of India)
By admin on May 30th, 2009
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The Margao municipal council and the Goa municipal employees association appear to be on a collision course, this time over the controversial issue of non-payment of daily wages to some 35 daily wage labourers employed by the MMC some two years ago.
County finds funds to meet minimum wage obligation (Harrison Daily Times)
The Newton County Quorum Court met in regular monthly session Monday night, June 1, and adopted an ordinance to increase the hourly pay scale for county employees.
From Ordering Steak, to Serving It (source: Wall Street Journal)
By admin on May 28th, 2009
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Some former Wall Street employees are struggling to translate specialized skills to other fields, and find themselves forced to accept low-wage work. (source: Wall Street Journal) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Reality bites French TV companies (source: Variety)
International News: Participants on shows must get pay, contract — Appearing in a reality TV show is work, a Paris court ruled Wednesday. This means that participants in French reality series will now have to have employment contracts and receive wages. (source: Variety) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Average weekly wage rises to $1182 – News.com.au
By admin on May 25th, 2009
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THE average weekly wage in Australia is now $1181.60 before tax, after growing by 5.6 per cent in the year to February. That annual rate is well above the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) perceived line in the sand at 4.5 per cent. The quarterly …
SEC proposes boosting power of shareholders – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators yesterday proposed making it easier for shareholders to nominate directors for ballots of public companies, a change that could give shareholders more say over compensation packages and risk controls. The Securities …
Cuts to wage and welfare costs needed – economists – Independent
FURTHER cuts in pay, and cuts in social welfare benefits and the minimum wage, may be needed to prepare Ireland for recovery, a major conference on the economys long-term future heard yesterday. John FitzGerald, senior analyst at the Economic and …
County finds funds to meet minimum wage obligation (Harrison Daily Times)
By admin on May 18th, 2009
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The Newton County Quorum Court met in regular monthly session Monday night, June 1, and adopted an ordinance to increase the hourly pay scale for county employees.
In Iran, disparate, powerful forces ally against Ahmadinejad (Newsday)
Once rivals, reformists and conservatives among Iran’s elite have formed a formidable front with the aim of ousting the president at the polls. Powerful reformists and conservatives within Iran’s elite have joined forces to wage an unprecedented behind-the-scenes campaign to unseat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, worried that he is driving the country to the brink of collapse with populist …
Nigeria: ASUU Backs NLC on Minimum Wage (AllAfrica.com)
The Kaduna State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would support the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to ensure the implementation of a new minimum wage for civil servants in the country.