Govt jobs lead pay stakes NZ Herald | Businesses are struggling to attract staff tempted by less-stressful roles in the booming public sector. | The number of people working for Government departments grew by 11 per cent between 2002 and June last year, to almost 325,000. | In Wellington, the public sector workforce leapt from 11,940 ...
Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses Wtop By JIM ABRAMS | Associated Press Writer | WASHINGTON (AP) - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. | Despite calls from the presidential campaign t...
Netball: Van Dyk experiment may work its magic NZ Herald | Irene van Dyk. Photo / Sarah Ivey | Netball fans won't know until tomorrow night if Noeline Taurua's brave move to pull star shooter Irene van Dyk out of the goal circle and into goal attack was an act of foresight or a costly tactical error. | The...
Gill South: Flexible work law a new twist for employers to grapple with NZ Herald | July is one of the most stressful times of the year for working parents. Along with April, September and December/January, that is. The common theme? School holidays. | As of the start of this month, working parents and others who have caring respo...
Sulpicio employees press gov't to allow ships to sail The Philippine Star | More than 300 employees of Sulpicio Lines Inc. trooped to the Cebu regional office of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) the other day to step up pressure on the government to lift its order grounding all ships of the company. | The grounding...
I love my job The Philippine Star | Dr. Seuss came up with a poem entitled "I Love My Job" and it is so funny in its attempt to reflect reality. Now listen to this: | I love my job, I love the pay, I love it more and more each day. | I love my boss and he's the best. I love HIS boss ...
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Qantas sheds 1,500 jobs as oil price bites The Independent | Qantas announced 1,500 job cuts yesterday as the Australian carrier joined the roll call of airlines slashing staff to cope with soaring fuel prices. | The airline is cutting 4 p...
Airlines axe jobs, jack up charges The Australian | TRAVELLERS face fuller planes, higher fares and new fees after Qantas and Virgin Blue moved to offset high fuel prices with restructuring packages that included the loss of 2700 ...
Investigators begin work at site of crane collapse AOL HOUSTON (AP) - Federal officials started their investigation Saturday in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others. | The 30-story-tall crane, ca...
Biking to work? Avoid fashion no-nos Penn Live 7/19/2008, 12:40 p.m. EDT> The Associated Press | PITTSBURGH (AP) — When the weather is favorable, Terry Plowman can get from his West Mifflin home to his Downtown job in about 45 minutes. | Not by car or bus, but by an increasingly popula...
Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses The News & Observer WASHINGTON - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. | Despite calls from the presidential campaig...
Gordon Brown calls on troops to end work in Iraq but refuses to say when ... The Daily Mail | Gordon Brown today called on British troops in Basra to bring the UK's work in Iraq to its conclusion. | In a speech to soldiers in the blistering heat of southern Iraq, the Prime Minister held out the prospect of an end to British involvement in t...
U.S. hybrids rely on Asian batteries The Providence Journal | DETROIT - The future of the U.S. auto industry resembles a box of parts for hybrids, plug-in electrics and fuel cells, which promise to slash oil demand and provide jobs for another century. But that box comes with a familiar disclaimer: Batteries not included. | As Detroit's automakers rush to develop vehicles powered by electricity, they find t...
Iran-US: A study in misperceptions Asia Times | By Hossein Askari | WASHINGTON - In the popular media and even in learned journals and think-tank conferences, the failure of United States-Iran rapprochement is invariably blamed on Washington's insistence on a suspension of Iran's uranium-enrichment program and on Iran's intransigence on the same. | While the obstinacy of both sides may indeed ...
