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'Homeless' US Lecturer Says He Was Put On Leave After Viral Rant Over Low Pay
Dr Daniel McKeown, an astrophysics lecturer at UCLA, claims his $70,000 salary is insufficient to afford housing in Los Angeles, leaving him effectively homeless.
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Labor Day 2024 USA: Date, History And Significance Of This Day
Labor Day 2024 USA: The holiday has its roots in the 19th-century labor movement, emerging during a time when American workers endured long hours, low pay, and unsafe working conditions.
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This S Korean Company Pays Workers $75,000 Each Time They Have A Child
A construction company in Seoul has come up with a unique way to help tackle the country's alarmingly low birth rate.
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Singapore's Biggest Bank Cuts CEO's Pay By Millions on Digital Banking Outage
DBS Group Holdings Limited's fourth-quarter profit came in short of analyst expectations amid signs of pressure on margins. And while 2023 results hit a record, Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta's compensation got hit due to digital disruptions
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Social Media Binge Taking Mental Toll On Students: Survey
High numbers of university students are paying a mental health price for bingeing on social media and research shows problems range from depression and low self-esteem to even a phobia of being away from their smartphones.
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Pay Credit Suisse $1 Million Monthly For 6 Months: Supreme Court To SpiceJet
The Supreme Court on Friday asked low cost airline SpiceJet to pay USD 1 million per month for six months to global investment bank and financial services firm Credit Suisse AG towards repayment of dues.
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950 Workers Plan To Go On 8-Day Strike At UK's Gatwick Airport Over Low Pay
A total 950 workers at London's Gatwick airport plan eight days of summer strike action, a union said Friday, after seeing the value of pay eroded by high inflation.
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Doctor's Post About His Monthly Salary 16 Years After MBBS Is Viral
Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, said he learned to live with only what was necessary after learning that a "doctor's life should be frugal."
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Junior Doctors' Strike In UK Threatens Hospital Operations, Critical Patient Care
The junior doctors of NHS in the UK are on strike complaining of low pay and poor working conditions.
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Why The Smartest Workers May Not Be Top Earners
It pays to be smart, or so the saying goes. But the biggest earners may not be the workers who are the brainiest, according to one recent Swedish study.
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"No Beds, Not Enough Doctors": UK's Healthcare System In Crisis
As nurses went on strike on Wednesday, with its focus on low pay, the extent of the crisis facing patients in the UK's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is being laid bare.
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Twitter's 27-Hour Fire Sale As Elon Musk Struggles To Pay Rent
Fancy an espresso machine once used by Twitter Inc. employees? Or a neon display of its logo? Fans of the social media company have a chance to get their hands on them in a fire sale of items from its San Francisco headquarters starting Tuesday.
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Chinese Company Offers Rs 606 Pay Rise To Employees, Apologises For Tough Year
A door manufacturing company, Meixin, was lauded online after it expressed regret and explained that the meager pay increase was all it could afford owing to low earnings in 2022.
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What Does Rupee Plunging To 80 A Dollar Mean For You: Key Highlights
The rupee hit 80 per dollar for the first time ever on Tuesday, after breaching a series of all-time lows and falling over 7 per cent this year from about 74 at the start of 2022, tracking a rampant greenback. What does that rapid rupee weakening mean for you?
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Microsoft President Brad Smith Sees Labour Force Decline Amid Pressure on High Salaries
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the US companies are facing a "new era", when there are fewer people entering the workforce, but the pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent. He states major markets overseas have seen outright labour force declines.
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'Homeless' US Lecturer Says He Was Put On Leave After Viral Rant Over Low Pay
Dr Daniel McKeown, an astrophysics lecturer at UCLA, claims his $70,000 salary is insufficient to afford housing in Los Angeles, leaving him effectively homeless.
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Labor Day 2024 USA: Date, History And Significance Of This Day
Labor Day 2024 USA: The holiday has its roots in the 19th-century labor movement, emerging during a time when American workers endured long hours, low pay, and unsafe working conditions.
-
This S Korean Company Pays Workers $75,000 Each Time They Have A Child
A construction company in Seoul has come up with a unique way to help tackle the country's alarmingly low birth rate.
-
Singapore's Biggest Bank Cuts CEO's Pay By Millions on Digital Banking Outage
DBS Group Holdings Limited's fourth-quarter profit came in short of analyst expectations amid signs of pressure on margins. And while 2023 results hit a record, Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta's compensation got hit due to digital disruptions
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Social Media Binge Taking Mental Toll On Students: Survey
High numbers of university students are paying a mental health price for bingeing on social media and research shows problems range from depression and low self-esteem to even a phobia of being away from their smartphones.
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Pay Credit Suisse $1 Million Monthly For 6 Months: Supreme Court To SpiceJet
The Supreme Court on Friday asked low cost airline SpiceJet to pay USD 1 million per month for six months to global investment bank and financial services firm Credit Suisse AG towards repayment of dues.
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950 Workers Plan To Go On 8-Day Strike At UK's Gatwick Airport Over Low Pay
A total 950 workers at London's Gatwick airport plan eight days of summer strike action, a union said Friday, after seeing the value of pay eroded by high inflation.
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Doctor's Post About His Monthly Salary 16 Years After MBBS Is Viral
Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, said he learned to live with only what was necessary after learning that a "doctor's life should be frugal."
-
Junior Doctors' Strike In UK Threatens Hospital Operations, Critical Patient Care
The junior doctors of NHS in the UK are on strike complaining of low pay and poor working conditions.
-
Why The Smartest Workers May Not Be Top Earners
It pays to be smart, or so the saying goes. But the biggest earners may not be the workers who are the brainiest, according to one recent Swedish study.
-
"No Beds, Not Enough Doctors": UK's Healthcare System In Crisis
As nurses went on strike on Wednesday, with its focus on low pay, the extent of the crisis facing patients in the UK's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is being laid bare.
-
Twitter's 27-Hour Fire Sale As Elon Musk Struggles To Pay Rent
Fancy an espresso machine once used by Twitter Inc. employees? Or a neon display of its logo? Fans of the social media company have a chance to get their hands on them in a fire sale of items from its San Francisco headquarters starting Tuesday.
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Chinese Company Offers Rs 606 Pay Rise To Employees, Apologises For Tough Year
A door manufacturing company, Meixin, was lauded online after it expressed regret and explained that the meager pay increase was all it could afford owing to low earnings in 2022.
-
What Does Rupee Plunging To 80 A Dollar Mean For You: Key Highlights
The rupee hit 80 per dollar for the first time ever on Tuesday, after breaching a series of all-time lows and falling over 7 per cent this year from about 74 at the start of 2022, tracking a rampant greenback. What does that rapid rupee weakening mean for you?
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Microsoft President Brad Smith Sees Labour Force Decline Amid Pressure on High Salaries
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the US companies are facing a "new era", when there are fewer people entering the workforce, but the pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent. He states major markets overseas have seen outright labour force declines.
