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Seychelles Government Will Use Legal Action to Enforce Wage Regulation
Net News Publisher —
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The Seychelles Employment Department will use all means including legal action to compel employers to comply with the minimum wage regulation that was set up in January 2008. Jules Baker, the Director General for Employment explained that the decision has been taken as there has been an increase in the number of ...1 day ago -
Remembering Pearl Harbor - Obama vs. Bush
C.O.P.S. —
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Appeasing our enemies vs. Protecting on national security On a tranquil Sunday morning, as war raged around the globe, the attack on Pearl Harbor effectively ended American isolation -- thrusting our Nation into action. Japanese airplanes had launched an unprovoked assault on our military with immense firepower, ...1 day ago -
Vacating the blogosphere
Mr. Topp and the Big Bad Blog —
Authority: 130
Dear readers, After eleven months of attempting to update almost daily — mostly successful — I, Mr. Topp, feel the need for a vacation. There are factors involved. First, I am currently on a vacation from work, so it is a good time to step away from all things with screens. Second, I am planning to go away to ...2 days ago -
Al Jazeera notes US Media more interested in Mickey Mouse than the Taliban
C.O.P.S. —
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I am not surprised by the US media but found this Al Jazeera story interesting. Youd have been hard pressed to find much coverage of the Obama troop announcement on Wednesdays American breakfast TV. I know this because our North America editors had asked me to watch the US breakfast shows, in case there was a story ...3 days ago -
Obama finds new excuse to escape the Oval Office and fly on AF1
C.O.P.S. —
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His "White House to Main Street" photo-op tour will not fix his inept handling of the economy. Under pressure from Republicans and an impatient public to fix the sputtering economic recovery, President Barack Obama is refocusing on this politically potent issue by talking job creation with business and labor ...3 days ago -
USDA says PETA is a terrorist threat
C.O.P.S. —
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”Plants have feelings. Be a Carnivore.” Says People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants (PETP). People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been classified as a “terrorist threat” in a document created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA created a new “APHIS Facility Security Profile” ...3 days ago -
PEI Liberals a party for mean businesses
NJN Network —
Authority: 149
The new act should be called the PEI Employment Sub-Standards ActWith the new compromise sick leave benefits on PEI, we will become a destination for sweat shop operators. Last night they compromised on sick leave. Employees earn one sick day with pay after five years of employment.Yes you read that right – don’t ...3 days ago -
Driver who killed teens loses appeal
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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A motorist who killed six teenage pedestrians in a crash near Mildura in north-west Victoria in 2006 has lost his application for leave to appeal against his jail term. Thomas Graham Towle was sentenced to 10 years jail with a minimum of seven over the crash at Cardross in which six teenagers died and four others ...3 days ago -
Rifqa Bary to meet parents so they can talk about Islam
C.O.P.S. —
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But she will talk to them about Christianity. A government caseworker outlined a plan calling for Rifqa Bary, 17, and her parents to listen to each others views on religion. Bary needs to hear out her parents explanation of their beliefs when she goes home, according to the proposal filed in Franklin County ...4 days ago -
Kudos, Mr. President on Afghanistan
C.O.P.S. —
Authority: 137
but a deadline is a big error. President Barack Obama invoked the September 11 attacks Tuesday in calling for the nation to unite behind his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. Obama announced he would send an additional 30,000 troops to the war-torn country on an expedited schedule so that the ...4 days ago -
Nick Smith: I don’t know and I don’t care
frogblog —
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Nick Smith’s proposal to go back to the 1999 policy of booting people off ACC weekly compensation if they can manage 30 hours a week in a minimum wage job is listed in the Explanatory Note to the ACC gutting Bill under the heading “Cost Containment Measures”. So Kevin Hague decided to ask Smith some ...4 days ago -
What Were Reading...
Economix —
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The future of Africa and other economic news from around the Web.4 days ago -
Maid posed as burglar to rob Hong Kong boss
Thaindian News —
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Hong Kong, Dec 2 (DPA) An Indonesian maid working in Hong Kong was in custody Wednesday after allegedly posing as a burglar to break into her 79-year-old employer’s bedroom.The 25-year-old woman allegedly put a mask over her face and snatched a gold necklace from her employer at knife-point as she lay in bed, ...4 days ago -
The Minimum Wage Machine
Personal Finance Advice —
Authority: 467
I love this idea as a way to physical show what it’s like to earn minimum wage in the US today. Blake Fall-Conroy put together a machine that dispenses pennies and allows any person to work for minimum wage. The concept is simple. An individual cranks a handle on the machine and pennies drop out [...]5 days ago -
The Minimum Wage Machine
SavingAdvice.com Blog —
Authority: 127
I love this idea as a way to physical show what it’s like to earn minimum wage in the US today. Blake Fall-Conroy put together a machine that dispenses pennies and allows any person to work for minimum wage. The concept is simple. An individual cranks a handle on the machine and pennies drop out [...]5 days ago -
UK’s national HC cancer rationing by region
C.O.P.S. —
Authority: 137
Late diagnosis of cancer causes at least 10,000 premature deaths a year. Thousands of people with cancer are dying prematurely because they live in the "wrong" part of the country, a government report reveals today. Charities and MPs condemned the variations, which mean that sufferers in some parts of the ...5 days ago -
BC’s Minimum Wage: How high should it be?
The Progressive Economics Forum —
Authority: 470
At the BC NDP convention over the weekend, Opposition Leader Carole James reiterated calls for a $10 an hour minimum wage. While $10 an hour would certainly be better than BC’s current $8 an hour (lowest in the country), I’m concerned that this campaign is stuck on a round number not what is adequate for improving ...5 days ago -
Minimum Wage Machine
Neatorama —
Authority: 772
Minimum Wage Machine by artist Blake Fall-Conroy spits out $7.15 per hour in pennies as a person turns the crank. Fall-Conroy writes to Make : In the future, I see possibility in a lot of these machines hooked into a grid, with people performing basic human labor for money. Perhaps a new form of renewable energy ...5 days ago -
Employment Law Solicitors Could Help You Get Justice
Your Online Security Authority Blog —
Authority: 490
It is a sad reality that some UK citizens are still working in poor conditions and being paid very little. Unfortunately, the employers at fault are less inclined to do something about it unless someone speaks with employment law solicitors to get the justice they deserve. In our modern generation, no-one should ...5 days ago -
Hospitality
The Inquiring Mind —
Authority: 484
Adam is quite a large man, so why when visiting an Auckland hostelry tonight, returning from a pre-prandial amble was it so difficult to get service from a barmaid in a virtually empty Viaduct bar. You would think they would want the custom! Sadly this seems so often to be the norm in NZ, especially in Auckland – ...5 days ago
