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Vifor to cut 55 jobs as parent company CSL pushes ahead with downsizing, savings drive
As CSL embarks on a restructuring drive to save more than $500 million annually over the next three years, the Australian company’s workforce reduction plans have reached one of its subsidiaries in Pennsylvania. Vifor Pharma is letting go of 55...

APC governor gifts Igbo worker house, gives son automatic employment in popular northern state
An Anambra state indigene, Mrs Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, has been appreciated and honoured by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state Governor Babagana Umara Zulum presented a fully-furnished two-bedroom house to the Igbo woman and offered her son...

Conflict of interest – State employee – Scientific paper
Where an environmental scientist employed by the state has asked whether she may co-write a paper (intended to be published in a scientific journal) incorporating the use of data that she compiled as part of her public duties and later requested...

Women hold only 32% of jobs in the renewable energy sector: Report
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals that women continue to hold only 32% of full-time positions in the global renewable energy workforce, a figure that has not improved since the agency’s first gender...

Leaked email on North Wales council recycling crisis reveals bosses feared for their jobs
A North Wales council's chief executive, corporate director and council leader considered quitting their jobs over a shambolic roll-out of a new waste and recycling service, according to a leaked email. Denbighshire County Council's (DCC)...

Financial wellness and employee benefits that support it
With annual enrollment for employee benefits right around the corner, it is a great time to evaluate some of the university’s benefits that especially support financial wellness. These include: Health Savings Account (HSA) – Allows for saving for...
Seminole school employee admitted he thought of harming student, district says
SANFORD, Fla. — Parents and staff from Sabal Point Elementary are calling for the Seminole County Public Schools’ Superintendent to resign following a situation at the school that wasn’t disclosed to parents right away. According to the district,...

Employment ageism affecting workers over 45: IDQ report finds

New York Jets legal battle takes shocking twist as NFL team 'finds photos of ex-employee's genitalia on phone'
The New York Jets have made a series of explosive counter-claims in response to a lawsuit from a former team employee - alleging that her husband had pictures of his genitals on a team-issued phone. Elaine Chen, the Jets' former vice president of...

Uniting and Healing Through Hope hosting college and job fair Thursday
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Uniting and Healing Through Hope of Monroe County is giving people an opportunity to explore career and educational opportunities in downtown Rochester. At Blue Cross Arena Thursday, the organization will host a college and job...

Manufacturer fined £240,000 after work accident killed employee
A manufacturing company has been fined £240,000 after an employee was killed by a reversing heavy goods vehicle in Birmingham. 61-year-old grandfather David Saint worked as an engineering manager at Northwood Consumer Ltd, a manufacturer of...
Waste Of The Day: Illinois Corrections Employees Exploit Vacation-Overtime Loophole
Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Overtime pay is meant for employees working more than eight hours per day, but the Illinois Department of Corrections has found a way to circumvent that rule. Employees are using...

Delta Air Lines ranks near the top of Forbes list of World’s Best Employers
ATLANTA — Forbes Senior Editor Rachel Rabkin-Peachman says they partnered with research firm Statista to survey 300,000 employees in over 50 countries at companies with at least 1,000 employees to find out which companies are the best to work for....

Oil Prices Rally As Weak U.S. Job Data Strengthens Hopes For Fed Rate Cuts
Global oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data strengthened market expectations that the Federal Reserve could soon ease monetary policy. The rally was further supported by the cautious output strategy...

Scandal Ridden KCB Fires 34 Staff Amid Surge In Mobile Banking Scams
The KCB Group has terminated the employment of 34 employees across its regional operations as part of a crackdown on fraud and misconduct. In its 2023 Sustainability Report, released in August, KCB stated that it made the decision in line with its...

Public school employees’ healthcare plan extended
The Commission for Public School Employee Health Benefits agreed to an additional one-year extension of the current public school employees’ healthcare plan while pledging to continue working together toward systemic changes that will lower costs...
Rocket Lab-iQPS partnership, Confluent, Joby: Trending Tickers
00:09 Speaker A Now time for some of today's trending tickers. We are watching Rocket Labs, Confluent and Joby Aviation. First up Rocket Lab, those shares are jumping after the company said it signed a contract with IQPS to launch three more...

$92.5M packaging plant to create 116 jobs in York County
Pratt Industries investing $92.5 million in new York County facility Expansion adds 116 manufacturing jobs to support sustainable growth New Rock Hill site to produce 100% recycled corrugated packaging Project strengthens South Carolina’s...

‘Student nahi hu’: Manager asks prescription to sick employee; his reply goes viral
Viral News An employee was annoyed when his manager told him he needed a prescription for a sick leave. He immediately shut the person and netizens could not be more satisfied. Manager asks prescription to sick employee. Image credits:...

These Illinois Jobs Rank Highest for Stress and Burnout
When we were kids, we were constantly asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Funny enough, some adults are still asking themselves that same question, especially those in stressful or even depressing jobs. You Might Avoid the Most...