“We know that our city businesses are absolutely crying out for the return of city workers, [and] for every city worker that returns to a workplace it supports five jobs in retail, hospitality and community industries. This is significant.” The City of Melbourne employs 1602 staff. Loading Cr Jason Chang, also co-founder and CEO of […]
Philanthropy is a ‘PR scam,’ says CEO who raised his workers’ minimum pay to $70,000
He’s not buying what America’s billionaires are selling. The CEO known for increasing his employees’ base pay to $70,000 says wealthy people donating their money and getting rewarded with “glowing articles, a hospital named after you and a massive tax write-off” amount to “one of capitalism’s biggest PR scams.” Dan Price, the CEO of the […]
Low wages are just the start of the problems for millions of U.S. workers during COVID-19 — here’s why
A common dilemma job applicants face is balancing salary with working conditions and labor violations. However, new research suggests that lower-paying jobs are also more likely to have poorer working conditions, which compounds issues facing U.S. workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to a paper circulated Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research […]
Relief for frontline workers as COVID-19 vaccinations begin
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday raised hopes that the general population could get their injections sooner than the federal government’s predicted October timeline. Loading “The volumes of the vaccine that are arriving have exceeded our expectations,” Ms Berejiklian said. “If we get some good positive news that those supplies have arrived in ample time, […]
Frontline workers begin COVID vaccinations
Frontline workers begin COVID vaccinations Frontline workers begin COVID vaccinations Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer 10 Images St Vincent’s Hospital’s, wards person supervisor Eliza Attwood and Incident Disaster Manager Rachel Macfarlane, were among 1200 frontline quarantine and healthcare workers to receive the COVID vaccination on Monday. February 22, 2021 — 5.43pm 1/10 […]
Unions fear big project deals could lock workers out of pay rises for years
Among the changes proposed by the Morrison government after that process are new rules for “greenfields agreements”, which are pay deals that apply to projects worth over $500 million, or $250 million if the minister signs off. They operate primarily on major construction sites and resource projects and determine the pay and conditions of sometimes […]
Opinion: Some tech workers are leaving San Francisco. They won’t be missed
The post-recession tech boom in San Francisco appears to be reaching some form of an ending. Thank goodness. San Francisco is a boom-and-bust town, ever since its first real population surge, the Gold Rush of 1849. And just as some of the transient miners who trounced upon San Francisco en route to the Sierra foothills […]
Older workers are suffering more — but all is not lost
“Gosh, you’re an upbeat lady!” That’s what my husband teasingly says to me from time to time, as he quotes the line from the film, Groundhog Day, that TV meteorologist Phil Connors (Bill Murray), says to news producer Rita (Andie MacDowell). So when Teresa Ghilarducci, the director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis […]
Burnout, alcohol, PTSD: Health workers are suffering
Credit: Dreamstime A Yale School of Public Health survey of thousands of health workers suggests worrying rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder amid a worsening pandemic. And in their new paper, the researchers now have the numbers to prove it. Their quantitative analysis of the survey data, which was recently published in the journal […]
New York sues Amazon, alleging it’s failed to protect workers from coronavirus
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that accuses the online retailer of not doing enough to protect workers in the state from the coronavirus. Last week, Amazon AMZN, -0.27% sued New York’s attorney general to prevent the state from taking legal action against the company over its handling of worker safety during the pandemic […]