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Number of Americans looking for work at lowest level since 1970s
The report from the US Department of Labor shocked economists on Friday who had been expecting the number to increase by at least 200,000. The report said the unemployment rate had dropped to to 6.7% in December, but the fall was explained almost entirely by people giving up on their search for work.
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10 Imaginative Offices You'll Wish You Worked At
In a world where big companies are all searching a very limited pool of top end talent, it's as much about the culture and lifestyle of the office, as it is the job. You can earn a wage anywhere, b...
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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren’t doing that thing you do 9-5? David Graeber explored the phenomenon of bullshit jobs for our recent summer issue – everyone who’s employed should read carefully…
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INNOVATION, the elixir of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution artisan weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom. Over the...
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Ontario raises minimum wage to $11
As on June 1, Ontario’s minimum wage will rise to $11 — a 75 cent raise from the current $10.25. The government also announced plans to introduce legislation that would tie future minimum wage increases to inflation. If passed, any increases would be announced by April 1 and come into effect on Oct. 1. The last time Ontario raised the minimum wage was in 2010, before it was frozen. There are about 500,000 people in Ontario working at minimum wage.
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Entire 'Tonight Show' Staff Laid Off as Jimmy Fallon Moves Show From Burbank to NYC
All 164 employees are being encouraged to apply for positions in New York NBCUniversal plans to lay off the entire “Tonight Show” staff — all 164 Burbank employees — when the late-night talk show moves from California to New York City next month, TheWrap has learned.
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Rumor Has It Dell Is Planning To Lay Off 15,000 Employees
Layoff rumors are rarely happy news and this is particularly unhappy: the Register is reporting that sources have told them that Dell is laying off 15,000 employees this week, almost 15% of its 108,000-employee workforce. This move comes after an already substantial round of layoffs in January.
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$10 an hour, with no way out
An 11-hour shift with a Baltimore security guard in Harbor East illuminates how low-wage work turns into a trap
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AOL chief cuts 401(k) benefits, blames Obamacare and two “distressed babies”
AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong on Thursday offered a number of unusual explanations for why his company pulled back its 401(k) benefits for employees this year. The first reason: Obamacare. The second: two women at the company who had "distressed babies" in 2012. The stock, which started off strong this morning because of a good earnings release by AOL, has now fallen nearly three percent today.
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Qatar World Cup: 400 Nepalese have died since construction began
More than 400 Nepalese migrant workers have died on Qatar's building sites as the Gulf state prepares to host the World Cup in 2022, a report will reveal this week.
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Why paying doctors salaries instead of fees won’t make health care cheaper
One of the lesser-known consequences of health care reform in the US is a massive consolidation of doctors. Former private practice physicians are getting sucked into hospitals or networks of affiliated practices and hospitals. Beyond hospital recruiting, uncertainty about the health care market, lower insurance and Medicare payments, and malpractice premiums have driven many private practices to consolidate and change the way doctors are paid.
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US government wants to use machines to constantly monitor up to 5 million employees
The US government is planning to crack down on potential leakers and threats with a detailed personnel-monitoring system that could go into place later this year, according to the Associated Press. The system would reportedly tap into a wide variety of government databases — including military records, licenses, and local law enforcement reports — and reach out to private credit agencies as well to allow workers' behaviors to be continuously analyzed for anything unusual.
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A very personal history of getting fired over a blog
By now it’s widely understood that online behavior has real-world consequences, especially when it comes to employment. Facebook photos can get you fired, as can a tasteless tweet or trollish Twitter account. But there was a brief era—I guess you’d call it Web 1.0—when the idea of your boss finding your blog seemed absurd. Until it started to happen.
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How Guy Kawasaki Manages His Time
Guy Kawasaki is a workaholic and he has to be because he does so many different things, from writing books, to investing, to speaking and more. In this interview, we find out exactly how he managers (or doesn't manage) his...
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Farm Confessional: I Was a Pig Semen Catcher
In our Farm Confessional column, we hear from the workers and other folks involved in animal or agricultural production. Do you have a story to tell? Anonymity is okay and guaranteed. For Pig Week, we heard from Sabrina Estabrook-Russett, a veterinary student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Originally from Vermont, Estabrook-Russett has gotten lots of ah, hands-on experience in Scotland, with sheep, chickens, cows and, of course, pigs. Here is her story.
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Google is right: We work better when we're happy
New research confirms what Google already knows—greater employee happiness results in higher productivity without sacrificing quality. Economists carried out a number of experiments to test the idea that happy employees work harder. In the laboratory, they found happiness made people about 12 percent more productive.
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Death from overwork bill to be proposed by Japan’s ruling party
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is finalizing a draft bill that would try to solve and prevent deaths from overworking, a phenomenon that is all too common in Japan and even has its own name, karoshi. The bill seeks to make the government responsible for implementing and promoting the preventive measures for such occurrences.
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Why is Teamwork Crucial
The challenge of working in a virtual team is the issue of not being able to see your colleagues face-to-face.
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Florida man faked home burglary to avoid going to work, police say
A Tampa-area man was arrested after local deputies say he staged a fake burglary at his own home, just to avoid going to work, reports CBS Tampa Bay. What's your excuse for being out of the office?
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UPS Fires 250 Employees For Staging A 90-Minute Protest To Defend Co-Worker
UPS is firing 250 Queens, N.Y., drivers for walking off the job during a 90-minute protest in February. The company dismissed 20 of the workers after their shifts Monday and issued notices of termination to another 230 employees, notifying them that they will be fired once the company has trained their replacements, UPS spokesman Steve Gaut told Business Insider.
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