Worst-case scenario: An ode to limited funds ...Miami Herald: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 06:04 PMIt turns out being out of work takes a whole lot of planning, if you want to do it right. After learning a few weeks ago that my job as a copy editor at The Miami Herald would be cut and that the position would be outsourced to India in August, I'm trying to treat my pending layoff as an opportunity for growth.
OECD Employment Outlook ...OECD: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 12:47 PMOff to a good Start? Youth labour market transitions in OECD countries Are all jobs good for your health? The impact of work status and working conditions on mental health ( podcast )
$500,000 lawsuit for 'making woman work more' ...Adelaide Now: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:00 AMA COSMETICS company executive is facing off against her employer in a $500,000 lawsuit over claims she had to work harder than male colleagues.
Biz Beat: Postal Connection fills niche for N. Hanford ...The Hanford Sentinel: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 02:23 AMGeorge Watson's entrepreneurial spirit hit him at 52. He was looking for work and wasn't finding the suitable employment he was seeking. Watson -- who grew up in Hanford -- decided to take a leap of faith and step out on his own.
Mixed Finish as Losing Streak Continues ...NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 09:36 PMWall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish after receiving uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation?s services sector and a tame reading on employment.
Union warns of more job losses ...Irish Examiner: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 09:12 PMBUSINESS leaders and economists have forecast even darker times ahead for employment, with predictions that dole queues will get a lot longer before they get shorter.
Desk clerk in police chief scandal returning to work ...KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:57 AMPORTLAND, Ore. -- Angela Oswalt, who accused former Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth of abuse of power and sexual misconduct, will return to work Monday as a police bureau desk clerk after nearly 15 months of paid administrative leave after the city agreed to drop its attempts to fire her.
Lankan drivers latest recruits by RTA in UAE ...Khaleej Times: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:44 AMDUBAI - Sri Lankan taxi and bus drivers are the recent recruits in the UAE. For the first time, over 500 drivers have been recruited to work in Dubai with the help of the Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in the emirate.
Labour & Employment ...Mondaq: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:24 AMThe EU has for many years been attempting to reach agreement on a draft directive protecting the rights of agency workers in Europe.
Labour & Employment ...Mondaq: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:24 AM1 What are the main statutes and regulations relating to employment?
Lesbian sex woman beats jail ...Daily Telegraph: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:00 AMA NSW woman who wants to work with kids and once starred in porn movies with two teen girls - who she likened to the US Olsen twins - has had her jail term erased.
Labour Dept gives employment talk at NCB ...Borneo Bulletin: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 04:31 AMFive senior officials from the Local Employment Services Section, Labour Department visited the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to deliver a talk about "Program Khas Graduan Dan Lepasan Sekolah" yesterday.
Work begins on mixed-use SRQ project ...Bradenton Herald: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 12:55 AMOfficials held a brief ground-breaking ceremony today as work began on the first phase of the $100 million SRQ Innovation Green LLC mixed-use development at the airport.
Urban Inuit get employment help from KRG in Montreal ...Nunatsiaq News: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 05:21 PM"If anyone wants to work, we'll find them work." Are you an Inuk living in Montreal and looking for work? Richard Desrosiers, the interim Inuit employment agent in Montreal, can help you, no matter what Inuit region you came from.
Stocks end mixed following jobs, services data ...Washington Post: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 08:55 AMNEW YORK -- Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row, with the major indexes again posting losses as worries about rising oil prices and the fallout from the credit crisis dogged the market. ...
As consumers tighten belts, Family Dollar responding ...The Charlotte Observer: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 06:49 AMShoppers are driving less. They're focusing on necessities more. Family Dollar can work with that. The Matthews-based retailer reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 7.1 percent, thanks in part to companywide belt-tightening and increased sales of household items such as food, paper products and detergent. The better-than-expected net income of $64.7 million, or 46 cents a ...
Big Job Cuts Announced at American ...NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 06:37 AMAmerican Airlines said it expects to cut nearly 7,000 jobs, about 8 percent of its work force, by the end of 2008, as it reduces flights and grounds aircraft due to high fuel prices.
States face falling unemployment insurance funds ...Zanesville Times Recorder: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 06:33 AMThe funds states use to pay unemployment benefits are running low, raising fears of higher taxes on businesses and less money to help out-of-work employees during tight economic times.
Labour & Employment ...Mondaq: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 06:31 AMQ. Have the changes to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 ("the Act") resulted in more employers being prosecuted?