Share the profits! Why US businesses must return to rewarding workers properly | Robert Reich
According to this week’s release from the commerce department, the US economy has been growing at its fastest pace in almost 40 years. Corporate profits are their highest in 70 years. And the stock market, although gyrating wildly of late, is still scoring record gains. So why do most Americans remain gloomy about the economy? […]
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Asia tightens borders as Omicron clouds region’s return to travel | Coronavirus pandemic
Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries are tightening borders and delaying reopening plans in response to the Omicron coronavirus variant, dealing a blow to the region’s already sluggish resumption of international travel. Japan on Monday announced the country would bar foreign arrivals from Tuesday, only weeks after easing restrictions for visa holders including short-term business […]
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Australia allows foreign students to return as lucrative education sector dips, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories
SYDNEY – On Dec 6, international students will finally return to Sydney on a charter flight as part of a trial scheme aimed at reviving its lucrative international education sector. The flight will carry 250 students from 15 countries, including Canada, China, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. The students must be fully vaccinated but will […]
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Qantas to return all Australia-based staff to work as travel reopens
Qantas has said all of its Australia-based staff will return to work and it will restart flights to more overseas destinations, as airlines in the locked-down Asia-Pacific region prepare for the return of international travel. The Australian airline said on Friday 11,000 stood-down workers would return to their jobs in early December, representing half of […]
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