Healthy working environment is a salvation
Contract workers in Norway often face the worst and most unpredictable working conditions. But good management and support from colleagues makes these workers more robust.
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2014
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News tagged with contract workers
Zero hour contracts are 'tip of the iceberg' of damaging shift work, say researchers
New report shows that zero hour contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to financial insecurity, anxiety and stress in the workforce. Researchers say ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2014
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Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident
(AP)—Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs—and perhaps most worrying—radioactive waste due ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2013
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Boeing cuts back on contract workers at US plant
Boeing is trimming the number of temporary contract workers employed at its South Carolina assembly plant.
Business
Mar 1, 2013
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Verizon, unions reach tentative contract
(AP)—Verizon and unions representing 43,000 employees have reached tentative, three-year agreements covering job security, retirement and other issues.
Business
Sep 19, 2012
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Yahoo! to lay off 'thousands': report
Yahoo! is preparing to lay off thousands of workers in a sweeping restructuring being launched less than three months after CEO Scott Thompson took control, according to a report Monday.
Business
Mar 5, 2012
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Verizon workers return to work, without a deal
(AP) -- Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work starting Monday night, though their contract dispute isn't over yet.
Business
Aug 21, 2011
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Shuttle workers face layoffs, diminished staff
(AP) -- Kennedy Space Center workers in Florida celebrated and mourned the final space shuttle landing Thursday.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2011
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Toshiba expects bigger loss, contract job cuts
(AP) -- Toshiba Corp., Japan's top chipmaker, Friday said its net loss for the last fiscal year will be bigger than forecast due to a large write-off, and warned that more contract jobs will be cut.
Business
Apr 17, 2009
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Dell cuts NC, Tenn. jobs; further details scarce
(AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said Wednesday it is laying off workers around the world but would not say how many or where.
Business
Mar 11, 2009
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