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Need advice on how a commission job works
Thought I'd ask here because there are so many knowledgeable people!This question is not about writing but about my day job. I'm presently working as art instructor at a childrens fine art studio. My employer has opened up a second location and would like me to work there on an hourly/commission...
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Republicans say no to paid railroad worker sick leave?
The usual conservative scoundrels at the helm?I can't understand why it is so unreasonable to accommodate the fact that people can and do get sick? In industry as crucial as commercial rail surely this basic labor accommodation would be one we would expect to be naturally provided for. Seven...
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Amazon makes workers wait, but won't pay them for the time.
This situation is this. A warehouse workers spends the day doing their job. When their done, they can spend up to 25 unpaid minutes, it seems, waiting to go through security to make sure they didn't steal anything.Apparently this is quite legal, at the federal level anyway. The...
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Minimum Wage
I've just been watching a programme on UK TV.One of these where the boss man of a company goes undercover to find out how his employees really tick.The company runs holiday camps, caravan parks even. One camp that he went to had a cleaning staff all on minimum wage,all dissatisfied and unmotivated...
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Is Nepastism a form of discrimination?
Is Nepastism a form of discrimination?I am the Human Resource Manager for a family owned business. I am not related to the family in an way nor do I have a friend ship with any of them. I have only been employed there for 6 months and in the short amount of time I have seen how family...
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Walmart questions
I was just doing a little study on Walmart, as I was updating my Boyfriend Gift Ideas blog, and found out that many companies went bankrupt because of Walmart.As I am in a country, Singapore, which does not seem to have direct influence from Walmart, I want to ask how it has been for you, and your...