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Unions Urge New York To Follow California’s Lead On Gig Workers

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New York’s wage and hour laws currently don’t apply to workers classified as independent contractors, which is the case for those who drive for app-based rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. Benefits include a guaranteed minimum wage of $17.22 after expenses.

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Uber Shuts Down In Denmark In Latest European Setback

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The company is also currently fighting a ruling by an employment tribunal in London that declared Uber drivers should have access to minimum wage, sick days and paid holidays. The other option is that the company would found to be an “information society service.”

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How Payroll Supports Employers’ Position As Financial Wellness Coach

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According to American Student Assistance data, 86 percent of employees said they would commit to a company for five years if their employer offered them student loan repayment assistance, and 89 percent said they would use a long-term financial planning solution, a report from the Society for Human Resource Management found earlier this year.

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How Britain paid for war: bond holders in the Great War 1914-32

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The shift in the sources of borrowed capital that was so critical to the outcome of the First World War mirror the profound changes inflicted by the conflict on the nation’s finances, its economy and society at large. For banks, the minimum was set at £620 million while for the insurers, the minimum was set at £100 million.

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Despite The Digital Age, Cash In The Pink (OK, Green) Of Health

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Even at digitally enabled places of commerce, when a business with a Square terminal has a $4 minimum in place for cards, people start digging into wallets. Though Bailey noted that “the war on cash has been officially waged,” he stated that eight out of 10 respondents said they would miss cash if it were to go away.

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Remote working, bargaining power and productivity

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Sources: BBC/YouGov, Decision Maker Panel (DMP), Labour Force Survey, ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS), ONS Opinion and Lifestyle Survey, Prolific, and Understanding Society. (a) b) The second panel presents the range of results (minimum and maximum) within each category. Source: Understanding Society. (a)

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Driving, Grilling And Surfing (For Deals) — Labor Day Weekend’s On

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Things like a shortened work week of five days (instead of six), time off and minimum wage for workers – things that had been long opposed as essentially deleterious to business – suddenly gained support.

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