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NEW Zealand's Government is ploughing ahead with a bill that will remove the right of workers to a tea and lunch break.
The bill goes as far as enabling employers to require workers to work during any unpaid lunch break that they agree to.
The Trans...
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - WestJet Airlines Ltd will not announce any more code-share agreements this year, a company executive said yesterday, after the carrier struck its first, long-awaited deal this weekend.
Even though such partnership agreements are...
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Butterfield Bank has announced the appointment of James McPherson as senior vice-president and head of group internal audit.
Mr. McPherson joins Butterfield from Noor Islamic Bank in Dubai where he established audit and risk review functions for the ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Catastrophe bonds, used by investors to bet against natural disasters, rose to the highest since 2005, the year of Hurricane Katrina, as the most powerful storms missed the US in the first two-thirds of the Atlantic season.
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BERLIN (AP) — Siemens AG on last week extended indefinitely an agreement with its German employees in which it pledges to avoid lay-offs during any future restructuring efforts.
The agreement effectively gives 128,000 workers jobs for life.
The accor...
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The value of new construction projects started dropped to its lowest level for five years during the second quarter of 2010, according to Government's latest figures.
The detailed statistics produced for the Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics revealed ...
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's economy will grind to a virtual halt this year, the central bank warned yesterday as it added to pressure for further deep spending cuts even though public finances showed further signs of stabilising.
Brian Cowen, the mo...
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Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd. fell 10 percent (50 cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The transportation company traded 400 shares to close at $4.50.
The Ascendant Group Ltd. also dropped 3.37 percent (49 cents) to $14.01, as 4,600...
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Age: 29
Role: Customer Service Representative, Belco
What is your job? Dealing with customer queries, setting up accounts, taking payments, meeting deadlines for all customer demands (everyone wants lights).
What is your favourite part of the job? Me...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell yesterday as investors took a pause from a historic rally in September and held back ahead of a busy week of economic and earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 80 points after factory orders fell s...
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