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In China, whispers of change as some companies tell staff to work less
A handful of major Chinese companies like home appliance maker Midea have new badges of honour this year: mandatory clock-off times for…
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Trump Border Czar Tried to Deport His Own Neighbors. It Didn’t Work.
Initially, Marks said that he tried to be on good terms with his vaccine-skeptic new boss regarding vaccine safety, making plans to…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Says Fired Federal Workers Can Work in the Factory
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that all the federal workers who were fired by DOGE will move to manufacturing and reinvigorate…
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How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom
Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he…
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Rival leaders of split Cyprus make inroads to work together but rift remains
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus made some progress Wednesday on fostering trust between their…
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'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2020, Albert Jones was sitting in his cell on San Quentin’s death row, as he had every day for nearly three…
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Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Going to Work How He Thinks They Will
The evidence for all this is pretty thin, and it represents a strange brew of ideological tendencies. The Trump administration’s…
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Will Trump kill programs that help drug users? L.A. harm reduction groups await fate
Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119. For 45 minutes, he had tugged a wagon packed with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and…
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What if a Co-Worker Caused My Injury at Work?
In the workplace, injuries can occur for various reasons, and when a co-worker is involved, the situation can become complicated. When a…
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Disney’s “Snow White” Remake Whistles But Doesn’t Work
Nothing good ever seems to come of Gal Gadot singing. Those of us with clear memories of March, 2020, during the early days of pandemic…
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Supreme Court deals defeat to Trump over disbursing foreign funds
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from the Trump administration on Wednesday and kept in place a judge’s order that…
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Patel tells FBI employees to ignore Musk's email on work reporting, for now
Kash Patel, the newly minted head of the FBI, is making it clear the bureau does not take marching orders from Elon Musk. Source link
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Outrage over what "old man" demands after worker falls and fractures spine
A viral video of the moment a woman collapsed while working at a retail store has stunned the internet, with more than 5.2 million views…
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Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs
The demand left many workers reeling. Most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s work force had recently been placed on leave as…
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Elon Musk demands federal workers answer email with what work they performed, or be fired
All federal employees will have to share what work they've accomplished in the last week or be fired, according to President Trump's…
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Why Gen Z are turning down promotions
In the corporate world, climbing the ladder has traditionally been seen as the ultimate goal. However, a growing number of young…
Business
Europeans Owe the World 300 Hours of Work per Year
Europe can again become the place the world talks about when it talks about the economic frontier. Europeans have nothing to lose but…
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Location Services: Are You Being Tracked at Work?
Ever wonder how much your boss knows about where you are during work hours? Location services in the workplace are becoming more common,…
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Southwest Airlines Plans to Cut 15% of Its Work Force
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced plans to cut 15 percent of its work force, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s…
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Woman receives mystery Valentine at work, internet rushes to find clues
An anonymous Valentine's Day card sent to a woman's workplace has sparked a widespread online investigation. After she shared the mystery…
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Forget the clichés - Gen Zers in Germany work more, report says
Young adults in Germany aged 20 to 24, are increasingly participating in the workforce, the official Institute for Employment Research…
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California, other states sue over Elon Musk's virtually 'unchecked' power in White House
California joined more than a dozen other states Thursday in suing the Trump administration over Elon Musk’s informal role as the…
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How to Say 'I'm Sorry' at Work and Mean It
Apologizing at work can be tricky. You want to show you’re sorry without looking weak or insecure. It’s important to know when a simple…
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Hollywood writers say AI is ripping off their work. They want studios to sue
When the Writers Guild of America approved a contract with major studios in 2023, ending a 148-day strike, the union became the first…