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Gen Z worker who asked for a paid day off to get tattoo... for her mental health - as TV star boss said they felt obliged to cave in
2 days, 10 hours ago

Gen Z worker who asked for a paid day off to get tattoo... for her mental health - as TV star boss said they felt obliged to cave in

Daily Mail  

Television presenter Steph McGovern has revealed that a Gen-Z worker asked her for a paid day off in order to get a tattoo because it would help her 'mental health'. Ms McGovern said she felt obliged to give them the day off over fears she would be cancelled or the employee would hurt themselves. Television presenter Steph McGovern has revealed …

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Sean Baker wins original screenplay Oscar for 'Anora.' 'Conclave' wins adapted screenplay trophy
3 weeks ago

Sean Baker wins original screenplay Oscar for 'Anora.' 'Conclave' wins adapted screenplay trophy

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — Sean Baker won the original screenpla y Oscar for “Anora,” a comedy-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, on Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards. 'Conclave' wins adapted screenplay trophy “This is crazy,” a smiling Baker said onstage. I share this with you.” Baker also won the Oscar for editing on …

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Real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'
3 months ago

Real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'

New Indian Express  

SEOUL: A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney, the unrest that inspired Netflix's most successful show ever has all the hallmarks of a TV drama. This month sees the release of the second season of Squid Game, a dystopian vision of South Korea where desperate people …

Is your nursery failing your child? The ten subtle signs every parent must know that show yours isn't up to scratch - by a top childcare expert and former nursery worker
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Is your nursery failing your child? The ten subtle signs every parent must know that show yours isn't up to scratch - by a top childcare expert and former nursery worker

Daily Mail  

For working parents, nursery can be a lifesaver – making the juggle that little bit easier with 9-5 childcare until they’re old enough to go to school. Some nurseries fall woefully short when it comes to looking after your little ones – and trust me, I should know, writes KIRSTY KETLEY - who’s worked as both a nursery nurse and …

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Family of original Snowy Hydro Scheme worker continues his legacy
5 months ago

Family of original Snowy Hydro Scheme worker continues his legacy

ABC  

When a young Charlie Salvestro was faced with the prospect of moving to either Australia or Canada from Italy in the early 1950s, the choice was a no-brainer. So Charlie can still remember his surprise when faced with the "very cold" New South Wales Snowy Mountains weather upon his arrival in Australia. Charlie's family moved to Australia for his father …

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YMCA must pay ex-worker £20,000 after she was disciplined for printing exam questions for her son at work
6 months, 1 week ago

YMCA must pay ex-worker £20,000 after she was disciplined for printing exam questions for her son at work

Daily Mail  

A charity worker has won more than £20,000 for unfair dismissal after she was disciplined for 'serious misuse' of the office printer. Charity bosses said Ms Idowu's exploitation of the printer was an 'abuse' of their resources - particularly as 447 sheets were printed in colour, which is more expensive. Following Ms Idowu's 'next spell of work', in April the …

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Are you a hard worker? Find out if your state is too
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Are you a hard worker? Find out if your state is too

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Direct Work Factors included average workweek hours, employment …

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Describing female colleague as a 'bint' at work is discriminatory, tribunal rules after bus worker sacked for using it about his boss said he'd heard it on Coronation Street
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Describing female colleague as a 'bint' at work is discriminatory, tribunal rules after bus worker sacked for using it about his boss said he'd heard it on Coronation Street

Daily Mail  

A tribunal has ruled that calling a female colleague a 'bint' is discriminatory after a bus worker was sacked for using it about his boss. Therefore, the tribunal found that First Travel Solutions' decision to sack Mr Chatterton was 'reasonable' given his behaviour. She told the tribunal the behaviour breached both First Travel Solutions' bullying and harrassment and equality and …

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'End Slavery': Thousands Of Indian Labourers In Italy March Against Worker Exploitation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'End Slavery': Thousands Of Indian Labourers In Italy March Against Worker Exploitation

News 18  

Thousands of Indian farm labourers urged an end to “slavery” in Italy on Tuesday after the gruesome death of a worker shone a light on the brutal exploitation of undocumented migrants. There is exploitation every day, we suffer it every day, it must end now,” said Gurmukh Singh, head of the Indian community in the Lazio region of central Italy. …

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What volunteering as an L.A. County poll worker taught me about politics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What volunteering as an L.A. County poll worker taught me about politics

LA Times  

When I used to complain about the divisiveness of American politics, my son, Henry, would often suggest I do something about it. Until November 2022, I never thought about the mild-mannered poll workers I’d encountered and the herculean effort required to run an election. Assigned by L.A. County to be an “election coordinator,” I was responsible for auditing five voting …

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The death and disappearance of migrant workers
10 months, 1 week ago

The death and disappearance of migrant workers

The Hindu  

On May 15, Udal Yadav, a 37-year-old migrant worker, sat outside the mortuary of the government-run Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad. One worker remarked, “If I labour on a site for six months, this is all I will be able to save.” The families and fellow workers of the victims were unable to proceed and transport a single body due to …

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Kangana Ranaut meets BJP National president JP Nadda, says, 'I will always be...'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kangana Ranaut meets BJP National president JP Nadda, says, 'I will always be...'

Firstpost  

In the pic, Kangana donned a pink saree and jewellery as she stood next to the BJP leader JP Nadda On 24th March, Kangana Ranaut announced that she will fight the Lok Sabha election from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi on the BJP’s ticket. Soon after this announcement, the National-award-winning actress met BJP national president JP Nadda. Sharing the picture of the …

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Ningbo dance drama to embark on national tour
1 year ago

Ningbo dance drama to embark on national tour

China Daily  

Great Port in the East, a dance drama created by the Ningbo Performance & Arts Group, will be staged in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Mar 1, marking the first stop on its national tour. Song Guanlin, vice chairman of the China Culture Administration Association, said that it is difficult to choreograph the industrial-themed dance drama. The dance drama has also …

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I’ve been a social worker – don’t be too quick to blame us for tragedies like Bronson Battersby
1 year, 2 months ago

I’ve been a social worker – don’t be too quick to blame us for tragedies like Bronson Battersby

The Independent  

For 40 years, I was a social worker around Yorkshire, and am relieved to be semi-retired, in a part-time managerial role – because the job has never been as hard as it is today. But actually, it was a social worker who raised the alarm, apparently calling the police twice, after two visits to the father’s home. I remember the …

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Justice evades ‘manual scavenging’ victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Justice evades ‘manual scavenging’ victims

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A social organisation has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and the city collector, claiming that sections under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, were missing from the FIRs in connection with the death of three sanitation workers in last month. HT Image Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti, which works on …

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T.N. Bill seeks to exempt factories from working hour norms
1 year, 11 months ago

T.N. Bill seeks to exempt factories from working hour norms

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has tabled a Bill in the Assembly, seeking to include a provision in the Factories Act, 1948, to empower itself to exempt any factory or group of factories from certain provisions of the Act which deal with the working hours of adults. According to the Bill, the decision to amend the Act followed representations from many …

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Consumers should take the lead in helping struggling gig workers
1 year, 11 months ago

Consumers should take the lead in helping struggling gig workers

Live Mint  

At the heart of India’s gig economy is a paradox: gig platforms are worth billions of dollars and yet a large part of their workforce struggles to make a living wage. This is why investors were doubling down until recently by pouring in huge sums of money to encourage more online ordering, with even wilder bets like free ‘10 minute …

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A new deal to protect India’s gig workers?
2 years ago

A new deal to protect India’s gig workers?

Hindustan Times  

Last month, as part of its budget for 2023-24, Rajasthan announced that the state will enact a law for the protection of gig workers, establish a welfare board, and devote ₹200 crore for this purpose. It will be administered by a welfare board, which — if labour demands are fulfilled — will have representatives of the government, platform companies and …

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In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues
2 years, 1 month ago

In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is no stranger to reform. The most recent concern of the central government is over the programme’s “regressive” spending pattern, where poorer States spend less NREGA funds than better-off ones. The Kaam Mango Abhiyan was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2013 — due to declining demand of work under …

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Mallikarjun Kharge will be an inspiration to party workers: Sonia Gandhi
2 years, 4 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge will be an inspiration to party workers: Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Outgoing Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as the party's President today. Mentioning that Kharge would inspire the faction-ridden party she said, " I extend my heartiest congratulations to the newly elected President Mallikarjun Kharge. Speaking at an event where Mallikarjun Kharge officially took charge as the president of the party, Gandhi said it is her …

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Editorial: Probation worker no-shows are the last straw. Break up and remake L.A. County juvenile justice
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Probation worker no-shows are the last straw. Break up and remake L.A. County juvenile justice

LA Times  

Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, where almost half of the Los Angeles County Probation Department employees who staff the facility fail to show up for work on any given day. At the same time 200 young people were housed about 40 miles away at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar with nothing to do but watch TV …

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Remote worker sets up green screen background while working from a beach: ‘Work smarter not harder’
2 years, 7 months ago

Remote worker sets up green screen background while working from a beach: ‘Work smarter not harder’

The Independent  

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Supreme Court recognises sex work as a ‘profession’
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court recognises sex work as a ‘profession’

The Hindu  

May 25, 2022 10:26 pm | Updated May 26, 2022 09:36 am IST - NEW DELHI In a significant order recognising sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law, the Supreme Court has directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers. “Basic protection of …

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Dr Anil Kumar awarded with International Service Pride Awards'22 for social work
2 years, 10 months ago

Dr Anil Kumar awarded with International Service Pride Awards'22 for social work

Hindustan Times  

Renowned welfare worker, Dr Anil Kumar was presented with the award for his great work in community services and his constant contributions to society with the International Service Pride Awards 2022. He was accompanied by John Barla, The Minister of State for Minority Affairs on the stage to hand the award to Dr Anil Kumar. Many honoraries included John Barla, …

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