The UK government needs to consider more perks for businesses and employees if it’s serious about getting the long-term sick back into the country’s workforce, two think-tanks said. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves should give firms a “holiday” on …
Australia’s top female business chiefs are earning A$158,632 ($103,340) less per year than their male counterparts, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, with the overall pay disparity between men and women nationally sitting at 21.8%. Including executive salaries in …
An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours, a senior government official told Reuters. EY …
Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political unrest. The annual Marsh McLennan Agency Business Insurance Trends …
Business as usual is rare right now inside the companies that power Israel’s $520 billion economy, as leaders try to keep operations going while offering emotional and other support to workers. The realities of the Israel-Hamas war are upending not …
Australia is losing momentum in efforts to bring equality to the workforce, with a new study finding that it will probably take another 26 years until women are paid the same as men. The gender pay gap is worst in …
The UK should drop its net migration target after Brexit and introduce a system for arrivals from the European Union that better meets employers’ needs, Britain’s biggest business lobby group said. The recommendations published Friday by the Confederation of British …
Louisiana’s civilian labor force grew in January to the largest it’s been since 2005, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported that the state’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent …
The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $2.95 million in federal funds to provide additional services to Louisiana’s unemployed, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. The money will come from a Re-employment and Eligibility Assessment grant, part of $65.5 million to …
Republican legislative leaders say they took away from Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State speech a renewed focus on bolstering training programs for Ohio workers, answering the governor’s call to find ways to better match residents’ skills with growing …
