Employee Wages

Amid economic turmoil, Vladimir Putin goes before Russians in live broadcast

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV , Associated Press MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised Russians that their wages and pensions would rise despite the crisis and vented his anger at the Georgian president in an...

Commentary: Cutting wages won't solve Detroit 3's crisis

In the 1980s, Chevrolet proclaimed itself the "Heartbeat of America," but today the American auto industry barely registers a pulse. As Washington considers Detroit's plea for life support, the only place where pundits,...

UAW to suspend maligned jobs bank

Local leaders of the UAW agreed to suspend the program where laid-off workers can get up to 95% of their wages and benefits, a concept that came to symbolize the stereotype of overpaid, underworked factory workers..

Chattanooga: Labor board nears end of VW site wage probe

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 4--A National Labor Relations Board official says it is nearing the end of a probe into a labor contract dispute in which contractors claim union groups are trying to drive up wages on the...

YRC, Teamsters reach tentative agreement on 10 percent wage cut

About 40,000 of YRC Worldwide Inc.’s drivers and dock workers would make 10 percent less under a tentative deal reached with the Teamsters union to help the struggling company. Local union leaders reviewed and approved the...

Haeger’s only university specifics: budget uncertainty

President Haeger speaks to a packed room at the High Country Conference Center Monday about Tuition proposals and the financial situation of NAU. The presentation was also streamed online via webcast. - Matt Beaty/ The...

Truck drivers in threat to hit the brakes over pay

Mawande Jack LABOUR CORRESPONDENT ABOUT 60000 truck drivers and other road freight industry workers are poised for a major national strike following a deadlock in wage negotiations between three transport unions and employers....

'Don't skimp on domestic workers' pay'

Domestic workers must be compensated properly over the festive season, particularly where they are expected to work overtime, the Labour Department has warned. The order for employers to comply with legislation comes after the...

Salary sacrifice pension plans set to rise

Salary sacrifice is a lucrative and efficient way of funding a pension but, to date, has been very much on the periphery of financial planning. It is an agreement with your employer to switch some of your salary for payments...

Productivity growth is better than expected

WASHINGTON -- Worker productivity slowed in the summer while wage pressures increased, but both developments were better than expected and are unlikely to raise inflation alarms at the Federal Reserve.

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