Members of the GMB union are staging a number of demonstrations across nine Amazon UK depots today (Wednesday, February 13th). The dispute concerns staff wages, which are £6.20 an hour - one penny above the UK minimum wage, ...
Tags: GMB union, UK, toy industry
A recent push in the IT industry to collect and monetize big data is headed for a clash with privacy concerns from Internet users and potential regulation from some governments, according to tech analyst firm Ovum. Internet advertising ...
Tags: IT industry, privacy concerns, networks
Twitter lit up with activity during last night's State of the Union address as users, including journalists and politicians, turned to the social network. President Obama, in his fifth State of the Union address, touched on hot topics ...
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It is claimed that the industry’s collective bargaining structure is just a cosy club of big business, the union (SACTWU) and government, who deliberately manipulate wage levels to the detriment of small companies. The facts are ...
The Southern African Clothing & Textile workers’ Union (SACTWU) has pledged R1m towards a COSATU-run fund, to unionise farm workers. SACTWU General Secretary, Andre Kriel, made the announcement at a recruitment planning meeting of ...
Tags: SACTWU, Farm Workers, R1m
The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 touchscreen-enabled operating system in October saw manufacturers scurry to release a spate of new notebooks, all-in-one computers and tablet devices capable of using it. With Windows 8 you can open ...
Tags: HP, Lenovo, Windows 8, Touchscreen Ultrabooks
Apple Australia says it is making some MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models more affordable with faster processors and lower starting prices. In Australia,the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display will now cost from $1,649 for a device ...
Tags: Apple, Processors, Consumer Electronics
Russian bottle decorating and packaging company Westpack has announced plans to set up manufacturing operations in Covington, Kentucky, US, with an investment of $4.49m in the Commonwealth. The Covington location will be at a 126,000ft2 ...
EzPaycheck 2013 is the simple, but flexible payroll software for small businesses and accountants. The new version was updated with the latest federal and state tax tables and forms to speed up 2013 payroll jobs. LOUISVILLE, KY, February ...
Q. I'm confused about CEOs claiming that Obamacare will force them to reduce employees' hours due to the cost of insuring them. Aren't large employers already obligated to provide health insurance to full-time employees? A They are not, ...
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Low production cost, tax incentives from developed countries and rising expenses in competing countries such as India and China are benefitting the Bangladesh readymade (RMG) sector, said Bangladesh Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader. ...
Tags: low production, RMG sector, CII
WASHINGTON -- Ten U.S. senators this week agreed to sponsor a bill that would allow the annual H-1B visa cap to rise to as high as 300,000, leaving opponents and some researchers concerned. Under the proposal, the cap would begin at ...
From 10 to 13 June 2013 the garment and textile technology market leaders will gather at Texprocess in Frankfurt am Main to present their innovations. Texprocess is the leading international trade fair for processing textile and other ...
Tags: garment, textile technology, market leaders
Fair Trade USA's Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for apparel released a report on the recently completed Fair Trade Certified apparel pilot program. Launched in 2010 after an extensive feasibility study and stakeholder consultation period, ...
Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...