Category: Work

  • Southwest Air, Archer Aviation work on plans to fly air taxis in California By Reuters

    By David Shepardson Southwest Airlines Co. and Archer Aviation Inc. said Friday they have agreed to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks that Archer is building at California airports where Texas-based Southwest operates. The companies said they have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a concept…

  • Remote work increased for the first time since the pandemic

    Finally, data has emerged to support what most people have suspected about remote work: it’s here to stay. An annual survey by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released in June showed that 35% of workers did some or all of their work at home in 2023, up from…

  • Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘no work after 6 p.m. on Fridays’ stance praised by leadership experts

    The newly elected leader recently revealed that for years he has been “protecting” that time to spend with his family, including his 16-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter — and has no intention of giving up the habit because, in his eyes, he is a better politician because of it. “I…

  • Cargill Dunlop workers end 41-day strike with ratified agreement: Members of UFCW Local 175 will return to work

    Article Content MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 6, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, July 6, 2024, 960 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new collective agreement after 41 days of picketing. The workers, represented by Section 175 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), went on strike…

  • 5 ways to keep work from getting in the way of your relationship

    Do you spend more time in bed with your laptop, answering Slack messages, than you do with your partner? Then it might be time for a reality check. When our romantic relationships carry too much of the burden of our professional lives, it can lead to resentment, jealousy, and, ultimately,…

  • Unison pushes for four-day work week for NHS staff and police

    Unison, the UK’s largest union, is urging the next government to enshrine the right to a four-day working week for all workers, after a vote of support from its members. Representing public service workers, including NHS staff and police, Unison delegates passed a motion calling for legislative action to encourage…

  • Nearly half of Dell’s full-time workforce in the U.S. has rejected returning to the office. They’d rather work from home than get promoted

    Even months after the technology company Dale The company has pushed its strict return-to-office policy that bars completely remote employees from promotions, and its workers still refuse to return to in-person work. Nearly 50% of Dell’s full-time U.S. workforce and a third of international employees have continued to work remotely,…

  • Topcon Receives Recertification as Great Place to Work for U.S., Adds Spain, Netherlands By Investing.com

    LIVERMORE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Topcon Positioning Systems has announced it has been re-certified as a Great Place to Work® in the United States and has added this award to its locations in Spain and the Netherlands. The award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at the…

  • Elon Musk’s Neuralink forced a pregnant employee to work with herpes-infected monkeys: lawsuit

    Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink Corp. forced an employee to work with monkeys carrying the herpes B virus in conditions where the animals scratched her bare skin, according to a complaint filed Friday in California state court. Employee Lindsay Short said that once she moved to the company’s Fremont, California,…

  • Marine Le Pen Says She’ll Work With Macron in Appeal to French Moderates

    Breadcrumb links BMN Business Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she would not try to oust President Emmanuel Macron if she wins early parliamentary elections in France, in an appearance to moderates and investors. Article writer: Bloomberg News Sammy Adgerney and Angelina Rasquette Posted on June 16, 2024 • 3…

  • Wells Fargo – Keyboard Warriors Fired for Fake Work

    In a move that was both funny and pathetic, Wells Fargo showed more than a dozen employees the door to pretend to work. Yes, you read that right, keyboard warriors have been caught red-handed (or should we say red-fingered?) simulating activity to give the illusion of productivity. The perpetrators, most…

  • Exclusive-Japan spot work startup Timee targets July listing, sources say By Reuters

    Written by Sam Nosi and Miho Oranaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese startup Timee, which operates a platform that connects workers looking for side gigs with labor-strapped companies, is targeting a July listing in Tokyo, two people familiar with the matter said. The startup, founded in 2017, aims for a valuation…

  • Intel suspends work on new Kiryat Gat plant – report

    Intel Corp (Nasdaq: INTC) has told a major infrastructure company in Israel to halt work on a factory expansion in Kiryat Gat. In the past few days, Intel sent messages requesting that the work be postponed, according to a report by Channel 12 News. The name of the company was…

  • What is a stock split and how does it work?

    Nvidia will begin trading today at around $120 after a 10:1 stock split. Let’s see what a stock split is and how it works. In order to increase the liquidity of the stock and make it more affordable, a company may split its existing stock into several shares, a move…

  • 4 Tips to Make Self-Coaching in Trading Work for You

    One of the best ways to overcome the long learning curve and shorten the path to proficiency—and ultimately skill mastery—is to have a mentor or coach to guide the way. But unless you are among the few who have worked their way into a hedge fund, private trading firm, or…

  • UK Households with No Work Reach 12-Year High Amid Labour Crisis

    The number of UK households in which no adult is working has reached a 12-year high, highlighting a deepening jobs crisis that experts warn is stifling Britain’s economic growth. In the first quarter of this year, there were 269,000 non-student households in which no adult was employed at all, the…

  • White House Eager To Work With Congress On Crypto Framework Bill

    Today, the Executive Office of United States President Joe Biden issued an Administration Policy Statement on legislation HR 4762 – the Financial Innovation and Technology Act 21 (FIT 21), which aims to create clear guidelines for digital assets. JUST IN: ?? The White House is eager to work with Congress…

  • Doctor’s sign return-to-work formula, ending 56-day national work boycott

    The government and the Kenya Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) have signed a return-to-work formula, ending the 56-day nationwide doctors’ strike. Speaking during the signing on Wednesday night, KMPDU Chairman, Abidan Mwashi, expressed disappointment that the two parties failed to reach an agreement on the recruitment and payment of trainees.…

  • The Weekly Re-Org: Finishing Satoshi’s Work

    A little less than a year ago, I was Advertise on Twitter Bitcoin Script project idea. To say it was well received would be an understatement. Bitcoin users were longing for something they could hold onto in the middle of a bear. There were glimmers of hope on the horizon…

  • The Weekly Re-Org: Finishing Satoshi’s Work

    A little less than a year ago, I was Advertise on Twitter Bitcoin Script project idea. To say it was well received would be an understatement. Bitcoin users were longing for something they could hold onto in the middle of a bear. There were glimmers of hope on the horizon…