Weak revisions to skilled worker visas do little for US businesses

[ad_1] On Oct. 23, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released proposed revisions to the H-1B visa program to “modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities…

Oakland food truck worker shot after business targeted by robbers

[ad_1] OAKLAND — A food truck worker was shot after he drove his car to chase after the men who robbed him and his wife. It happened in Oakland’s Fruitvale…

Opinion: For the sake of the wider economy, we need paid sick days

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Office buildings in Toronto’s Financial District along Adelaide St. West on Sept 28.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Claude Lavoie was director-general of economic studies…

Postal worker among 3 charged in $24 million stolen check scheme, officials say

[ad_1] A U.S. Postal Service worker and two others have been charged in a scheme in which $24 million worth of checks were stolen from the mail and offered for…

Tata Steel worker fears for home as job cuts loom

[ad_1] Owen Midwinter says he should be looking forward to Christmas but is worried he’ll lose his house. [ad_2] Source link

Opinion: Higher immigration without business investment lowers Canadian living standards

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: People walk in Vancouver’s business district over the lunch hour on April 22, 2022.JENNIFER GAUTHIER/The Globe and Mail William Robson is chief executive of…

Statement from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce regarding anti-replacement worker legislation – Canadian Chamber of Commerce

[ad_1] As the Minister of Labour has often suggested, the best labour agreements are reached voluntarily at the bargaining table. That’s why, over the years, successive governments have worked hard…

SpaceX worker injuries rise as Elon Musk accelerates Mars mission, report says

[ad_1] SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan forum on artificial intelligence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds…

What we know about generative AI and the white-collar worker

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Since generative artificial intelligence burst on to the scene…

Business groups sue US labor board to block contract, franchise worker rule

[ad_1] By Daniel Wiessner Nov 9 (Reuters) – Several major U.S. business groups sued a federal labor board on Thursday, seeking to strike down a rule treating many companies as…