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Fuel tax hike to finance public wage bill tests Lebanon’s economic stabilization
20 Feb 2026 11:37 GMT
… long-awaited salary increases for public sector employees, economists warn … salary and pension adjustments for public sector workers, whose wages … reports, the public wage bill consumes more than … around Beirut, as taxi drivers and motorists expressed anger …
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Business News | 60% Gig Workers Lack Credit Access as Per American Journal--India Responds
20 Feb 2026 10:29 GMT
… is increasing--think ride-share drivers, freelancers, and delivery folks … for steady salaries and long job histories, leave these workers out in … see irregular deposits and no employer verification. They see risk … someone with a fixed salary--even if they earn …
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Beware the wages bogeyman – it’s the housing, stupid
20 Feb 2026 07:58 GMT
… than consistent with full employment.”
“Full employment” is the euphemism … cycle, the wage price index showing wages growth is consistent … availability of tradies. Construction workers “on the tools” make … went straight for the ute drivers:
“Well, I guess …
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Britain braces for fresh wave of job losses: Hospitality and High St will be worst hit
20 Feb 2026 00:20 GMT
… rising minimum wages and more red tape are driving employers to make … to equalise minimum wage rates between younger and older workers is being … a first job out of the market.
The minimum wage for those … of the UK’s biggest drivers of jobs and a critical entry …
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F1 star caught sleeping on the job at Bahrain testing
19 Feb 2026 23:35 GMT
I bet you clicked on this F1 article thinking it was going to be a entertaining little social piece huh? Think again. What I'm about to share is a modern day horror story.
Imagine you're in the desert. It's been a tedious day, going round-and- …
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‘SSCL bus drivers, conductors without salaries for three months’
19 Feb 2026 22:04 GMT
… received their salaries for the past three months.
Several drivers and … due to non-payment of wages.
“We have not been … .”
Several employees of SSCL alleged that not only drivers and conductors … basic issues like timely salaries and proper scheduling should be …
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CPC Logistics Drivers Join Teamsters
19 Feb 2026 21:28 GMT
… higher wages, improved benefits, and protection from at-will employment.
“ … guarantees us respect on the job.”
The new group of … running to help these workers secure the standard-setting … these drivers to our ranks.”
Teamsters Local 179 represents workers in …
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Hiring Jamaican workers a positive form of hurricane relief says JLS chief Althea Riley
19 Feb 2026 21:12 GMT
… with workers planning to return to their seasonal jobs.
… the impact and importance employing Jamaicans through SAWP represents. … to remittances from farm workers. Wages earned in Norfolk County … 000 Jamaicans are economic drivers in communities throughout …
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Wyoming Highway Patrol struggles with staffing; starting salaries rank 44th in nation
19 Feb 2026 21:06 GMT
… highway patrol.)
Trooper starting salaries in Wyoming fall roughly … already overburdened emergency response workers. In 2025, dispatch … 3 and WYDOT snowplow drivers a raise.
However, …
Arnell contends that compensation for employees of the WHP — troopers …
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Is Your Employer Responsible If You Slip on Ice at Work?
19 Feb 2026 21:05 GMT
… performing your job duties or while on your employer’s … a portion of lost wages. Many employees qualify for these benefits … Other Gig Apps
Delivery drivers face added risks in … ice. Although many delivery workers are classified as independent contractors …