The Era of Stagnant Salaries, Steady Prices and Mortgages That Never Go Up Is Over in Japan
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Getting pay right is key to turning around  NHS fortunes, says UNISON
Commenting on the National Audit Office report on the NHS long-term workforce plan, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Friday): “Simply having a plan isn’t going to be enough on its own to turn the staffing crisis around. Wishful thinking won’t get the NHS very far either. “The assumption that overseas staff will want to keep coming here to fill the gaps in the workforce is wildly optimistic. Especially given the increasingly hostile environment fostered by the government. “Getting pay right is key to turning around the fortunes of the NHS, its staff and patients, and slashing the backlog too. E...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - March 22, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sophie Goodchild Tags: News Press release NHS workforce plan Source Type: news

Duke University Program Highlights Growing Popularity of On-Demand Pay
Gone are the days when employees were content with waiting for the standard pay cycle to receive their hard-earned wages. Today’s workforce, whether grappling with the uncertainties of living paycheck to paycheck or navigating the gig economy, craves more flexibility and immediate access to their…#ewa #clearinghouse #tch #dailypay #dukeuniversity #antwanlofton #dukehumanresources #duke (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The NBA Is Shutting Down Its G League Ignite Program
The NBA is moving on from its G League Ignite program, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Ignite has been a developmental program designed for elite prep-to-pro prospects who want to forego their college eligibility in favor of drawing a salary and working towards being selected in the…#nba #gleagueignite #shamscharania #ignite #cba #charania #nil #nbagl #adamsilver #indianapolis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BoJ Governor Ueda: Small firms may struggle to increase wages, but profits are improving for small and mid-sized companies overall
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Japan's Aeon to even out pay between part- and full-time workers
TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon will start boosting wages for part-time workers at 40 group companies in fiscal 2024, so that they are paid equally to full-time counterparts for doing the same work. Aeon employs around 400,000 part-timers, more than any other Japanese company. In order to secure…#tokyo #aeon #aeonretail (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fed's Powell: I don't think inflation was mostly caused by wages
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Minneapolis drivers protested wages
Uber and Lyft claim they will cease operating in the Minneapolis area in protest of a minimum pay ordinance that the city council voted to approve last week. The bill, to go into effect on 1 May, would establish a minimum pay of $1.40 per mile and $0.51 cents per minute for rideshare drivers, with…#minneapolis #uberandlyft #uber #eidali #farhanbadel #mayoclinic #badel #republicans #minnesota #joshgold (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

OHSU postdocs organize to bargain for better wages
Several postdocs said they struggle to make ends meet on what they're paid by OHSU. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news

Justify Your Six-Figure Degree
‘Doing a little research on career starting and average salaries could bring a lot of clarity.’ (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bank of Japan Keeps Making its Loosest-Ever Monetary Policy Slightly Less Loose at the Slowest-Ever Snail ’s Pace
It devalued the yen by a Third-Worldish 30% against the US over the past two years as other central banks hiked in big increments and started QT. Scraps NIRP. Citing “the virtuous cycle between wages and prices,” with both rising, and citing its thingy that “the price stability target of 2 percent…#qt #bankofjapan #boj #jgb #jreits #nirp #yieldcurvecontrol #usd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sexual Exploitation Drives Forced Labor Profits
The illegal industry of forced labor is an enormous (and growing) business, estimated to generate an annual profit of $236 billion in 2024 alone. This is according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), released Tuesday. This profit represents the wages that “rightfully…#ilo #centralasia #pacific #africa #arabstates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BOJ's Ueda Says Virtuous Cycle Between Wages, Prices Confirmed
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda comments on the central bank's decision to lift interest rates for the first time since 2007.#bankofjapan #kazuoueda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends his $193 million compensation package
None Reddit CEO Steve Huffman discussed his compensation package in a video Q&A posted on the forum. • None The CEO's $193 million pay package includes a mix of salary and stock. • None Reddit is targeting a $6.4 billion valuation as it moves to go public later this week. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman…#stevehuffman #reddit #quora #rsu #meta #markzuckerberg #zuckerberg #elonmusk #tesla #delaware (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

3 Steps to Claiming the $4,873 Max Monthly Social Security Benefit
As a member of the U.S. workforce, you're obligated to pay into Social Security as you earn wages. And as such, you may be eager to collect as much money in benefits during retirement as you can. It may also interest you to know that the maximum monthly benefit Social Security will pay out this…#socialsecurity #fra #3stepstoclaiming #motleyfool (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news