News tagged with paychecks
Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on
To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe -- despite the official line.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 01, 2012 |
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US lightbulb rules spark new political fight
With a January deadline looming on a US law mandating energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, some political forces don't want to turn out the lights.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Hourly employees happier than salaried
People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Wage gap linked to customer bias
Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must pay a premium for white male employees because ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Online game gets real-world banking license
(AP) -- With banks around the world foundering, the idea of moving your bank account to another planet might have some appeal.
Mar 18, 2009 |
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If the market decides what stockbrokers earn, why are women on Wall Street earning less?
The recent excesses of Wall Street may be big news but behind the headlines there's another story: When it comes to men and women stockbrokers, someone is taking home a bigger paycheck.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2012 |
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