Japanese national flag fluter at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on December 19, 2023. The Bank of Japan on December 19 maintained its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy and offered no guidance on its plans in the new year, sending the yen down against the dollar and boosting stocks. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / … Read more
‘Every single restaurant will close overnight’: Celebrity chef blasts California politician’s $50 minimum wage proposal, calls state ‘the worst run’ in the country. Do you agree? Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., is championing a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $50 per hour as part of her bid for the U.S. Senate. Given the … Read more
‘Embarrassing’: This Brooklyn college grad has 2 degrees, speaks 3 languages — but can’t even land a minimum wage retail job going store to store. Is the US labor market really that strong? It’s safe to say most young people don’t own a printer these days. But recent college graduates may find they need hard … Read more
Kevin Spacey may have been acquitted of multiple sexual assault charges. However, fans are still calling for his removal from the spotlight. The 64-year-old actor has kept a low profile after his life came crashing down in 2017, but he is ready to reconnect with the world at the upcoming Mad Monster Party. The horror … Read more
Mexico’s president says its minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day ByThe Associated Press December 1, 2023, 10:20 AM FILE – Construction workers sit on a beam hanging from a crane at a construction site of a residential high rise building, in Mexico City, June 17, … Read more
The Washington Post Exclusive October 23, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Russian nationalist Alexander Dugin attends a funeral on Aug. 23, 2022, in Moscow for his daughter Daria Dugina, who was killed in a car explosion. (Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KYIV — The cluttered car carrying a … Read more
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Basic Motors on Thursday made a counterproposal to the union representing its U.S. hourly staff in a bid to keep away from a expensive strike, however United Auto Employees President Shawn Fain known as the provide “insulting.” The biggest U.S. automaker mentioned it supplied staff a ten% wage hike and two … Read more
Uber and Lyft threatened to go away Minneapolis after the town council authorised a minimal wage for drivers that might pressure the tech corporations to pay drivers $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute throughout rides. The ordinance, which handed the Council 7-5 on Thursday, may nonetheless be vetoed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who … Read more
A labor union representing greater than 200,000 railway employees in Germany says it’s cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one in every of its key calls for BERLIN — A labor union representing greater than 200,000 railway employees in Germany mentioned Saturday that it was cancelling plans for a two-day strike after … Read more