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Britain's most workless place where more than half of adults are on benefits and life expectancy is 12 years below average is revealed
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Britain's most workless place where more than half of adults are on benefits and life expectancy is 12 years below average is revealed

Daily Mail  

Grimsby has been revealed as Britain's most workless capital after it emerged more than half of adults are on benefits and life expectancy is 12 years below average. Grimsby has been revealed as Britain's most workless capital after it emerged more than half of adults are on benefits and life expectancy is 12 years below average - homes pictured on …

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Employers made to foot the bill for union ‘diversity pilgrims’ under Rayner’s reforms
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Employers made to foot the bill for union ‘diversity pilgrims’ under Rayner’s reforms

The Telegraph  

Employers will be required by law to allow unionised staff to take part in diversity programmes during working hours as part of Angela Rayner’s sweeping overhaul of workers’ rights. The extra powers mean that so-called diversity pilgrims who work full-time on union duties can legally take time off for equality training or relevant preparation work while having any necessary accommodation …

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The Civil Rights Act is 60. How well has it succeeded so far? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Civil Rights Act is 60. How well has it succeeded so far? : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

How well did the Civil Rights Act live up to its promise? Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images In the summer of 1963, an estimated quarter of a million people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. "But one of the only reasons it took six weeks to organize is …

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North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down
5 months, 4 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly raced Wednesday to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year — even as lawmakers know they could return later this summer to settle unfinished business. The House voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s three vetoes so far this year, with similar Senate votes expected on Thursday. A great deal …

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Melinda French Gates Exits Foundation With $12.5 Billion
7 months, 1 week ago

Melinda French Gates Exits Foundation With $12.5 Billion

Live Mint  

-- Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the $75 billion foundation she helped run with her former husband, Bill Gates. “I am taking this step with full confidence the foundation is in strong shape,” French Gates, 59, said in the statement. In September 2022, French Gates said she was “completely committed” to the foundation and working with …

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Melinda Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation: ’Right time for me to...’
7 months, 1 week ago

Melinda Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation: ’Right time for me to...’

Live Mint  

Melinda French Gates resigned as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and said it was the right time for her to move forward into the next chapter of my philanthropy. "After careful thought and reflection, I have decided to resign from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While hinting that she would …

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Bill Gates says three-day work week possible: ‘Purpose of life not just job’
1 year, 1 month ago

Bill Gates says three-day work week possible: ‘Purpose of life not just job’

Hindustan Times  

Bill Gates envisions a future where technology, while not replacing humans, could usher in a three-day work week. Bill Gates In a recent episode of Trevor Noah’s “What Now?” podcast, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, shared his perspective on technology and work. When Noah asked about the threat of artificial intelligence to jobs, Gates showed optimism that it would free …

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In election-bound Rajasthan, Congress brings in Bill promising minimum guaranteed income
1 year, 5 months ago

In election-bound Rajasthan, Congress brings in Bill promising minimum guaranteed income

The Hindu  

Congress-led Ashok Gehlot government on Tuesday introduced ‘The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023’ in the Assembly, what is widely expected to be the last session before the State goes for polls in less than four months. The legislation, for the first time in the country, provides legislative backing for urban employment guarantee schemes and also makes pension a legal …

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Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

The Independent  

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Kevin McCarthy tries to stamp out rebellion with overnight budget changes
1 year, 7 months ago

Kevin McCarthy tries to stamp out rebellion with overnight budget changes

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reversed course overnight and made two major changes to the Republican Party's debt limit bill. The California Republican spent Tuesday trying to stamp out a rebellion against the GOP bill from Midwestern lawmakers who wanted to preserve ethanol tax credits passed under the Inflation Reduction Act and conservatives who demanded more spending cuts and stiffer work …

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Uber Has Shown Us the Future It Wants for Employment
54 years, 11 months ago

Uber Has Shown Us the Future It Wants for Employment

Slate  

Ever since Uber and Lyft successfully bankrolled Proposition 22 in California, a ballot measure that carved gig workers out of traditional employment and all the rights and protections it conveys, those companies and others have been trying to replicate the victory in other states. With the backing of the Coalition for Workforce Innovation, a lobbying group made up of not …

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Writ Petition In Contractual Matters Maintainable If Work Payment Arbitrarily Withheld By State Or Its Instrumentality: Andhra Pradesh High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Writ Petition In Contractual Matters Maintainable If Work Payment Arbitrarily Withheld By State Or Its Instrumentality: Andhra Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that a writ petition in contractual matters is maintainable if State or any instrumentality of the State acts arbitrarily by withholding the amount legitimately payable to the contracting party. The respondents had failed to pay the amount even after execution of work and therefore, the High Court could entertain the writ and direct …

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Beshear vetoes bill revamping Kentucky jobless benefit rules
2 years, 9 months ago

Beshear vetoes bill revamping Kentucky jobless benefit rules

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation aimed at revamping rules for jobless benefits was vetoed Friday by Kentucky’s governor, who condemned it as a “callous” measure that would spur more population losses in rural regions. The bill — requested by business groups — would increase work-search requirements for people receiving jobless benefits and tie the length of time recipients get benefits to …

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Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split
2 years, 10 months ago

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split

Associated Press  

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four members to its board of trustees, a first for the Seattle-based philanthropic giant whose decision making has been guided by very few hands since its incorporation in 2000. Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman wrote in his annual letter Wednesday he would be joining the board alongside Zimbabwean telecom …

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Senate clears key procedural hurdle to advance defense bill after Schumer and Pelosi strike deal on China competition bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Senate clears key procedural hurdle to advance defense bill after Schumer and Pelosi strike deal on China competition bill

CNN  

CNN — The Senate on Wednesday night cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance the annual defense policy bill. This comes after congressional leaders struck a deal earlier Wednesday evening, agreeing to negotiate on the China competition bill, a key hurdle that was holding up the Senate from moving on to the $780 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which has …

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US Chamber: Trump is ‘wrong’ on infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

US Chamber: Trump is ‘wrong’ on infrastructure bill

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Former President Donald Trump has blasted the bipartisan infrastructure legislation recently passed by Congress as a “Non-Infrastructure” bill. The former president, who repeatedly tried and failed to get an infrastructure bill passed when he was in the White House, argued Republican lawmakers should be “ashamed of themselves.” Neil Bradley, chief policy officer at the US …

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Biden: Will ‘work like hell’ to pass infra, social safety bills
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden: Will ‘work like hell’ to pass infra, social safety bills

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden has acknowledged frustrations over divisions in his Democratic Party over the two key bills. US President Joe Biden has said he is going to “work like hell” to get an infrastructure bill and a multitrillion-dollar social spending bill passed through Congress. Biden said he would be travelling to make “the case why it’s so important” to …

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Mississippi lawmakers work toward medical marijuana program
3 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi lawmakers work toward medical marijuana program

Associated Press  

— Two Mississippi lawmakers say they’re continuing to work on proposals to create a medical marijuana program, two months after the state Supreme Court invalidated one that voters had approved. Yancey said a House bill would be similar to Initiative 65, which voters approved in November to allow medical marijuana use by people with some debilitating conditions. Initiative 65 was …

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Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years of marriage
3 years, 7 months ago

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years of marriage

India Today  

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, and his wife Melinda announced on Tuesday that they are getting divorced. They said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest private charitable foundation. “We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.” Bill Gates was formerly the …

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A proposed bill of rights for the remote worker
3 years, 9 months ago

A proposed bill of rights for the remote worker

Live Mint  

The past year has seen millions of employees transition to remote work—often under pretty rotten conditions. There is, unfortunately, no work-from-home equivalent of a Miranda warning: a list of the rights employees can expect as remote workers to ensure their fair treatment in the new workplace. It’s the duty of your employer to provide you with the infrastructure you need …

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Proposed law will make working from home a right
3 years, 10 months ago

Proposed law will make working from home a right

NL Times  

The D66 and GroenLinks submitted an emergency bill that will give people the right to work from home. Currently, employers can still too easily refuse a request to do so, while office jobs can easily be done from home, the parties said, BNR reports. The bill will ensure that employers can only refuse a request to work from home if …