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Is The Job Market Hot For Wrong Reason? US Workers Are Less Productive

The hot U.S. labor market has been the bright spot of a cooling economy in recent months. Employers keep hiring more people, as evidenced by robust payroll reports. For instance,…

Boon Or Threat? Mexico City Wrestles With Influx Of Remote U.S. Workers

People work at the coffee shop Don Porfirio in front of the Bellas Artes Palace in the downtown of Mexico City, Mexico, September 9, 2022. In a trendy part of…

Pakistan’s Brick Workers Need Kilns Reignited After Floods

Labourer Muhammad Ayub cycles to the kiln every day in the hope that its furnaces may have been fired up again and he can resume work The brick kilns that…

To Attract Workers, Companies Need To Invest In Upskilling

The U.S. job market has scarcely been stronger. The latest Labor Department data show an unemployment rate of 3.5%, near a 50-year-low. There are far more open positions — around…

Ex Burger King Workers Get Another Bite At ‘No-hire’ Conspiracy Lawsuit

The logo of U.S. fast food group Burger King is seen at a restaurant in Bruettisellen, Switzerland October 11, 2016. A federal appeals court has revived https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znvneweoopl/Arrington%20v%20Burger%20King.pdf a potential class…

Uber Pledges To Offer Free Rides To Medical Workers In Ukraine

Vasyl Oksak, the local commander in Ukraine’s civil rescue service, says the red cross medical symbol does not protect military ambulances AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY KEY POINTS Uber will offer…

London Bus Drivers Latest UK Workers To Strike Over Pay

Bus drivers in London are due to strike over pay for two days this weekend Bus drivers in London are set to strike over pay for two days this weekend,…

UK Dock Workers’ Union Threatens Further Strikes

Workers at Felixstowe port in southeastern England began an eight-day strike over pay on Sunday A trade union on Monday warned of more strikes at the UK’s largest container port…

Tencent Sacks 5,500 Workers After Posting 3% Revenue Drop in June Quarter

Chinas Tencent, Alibaba and Meituan Lose $237 Billion in 48 Hours Chinese tech major Tencent has sacked a whopping 5,500 employees after the June quarter revenue dipped 3 percent, which…