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Study: Workplace gender disparity more visible, prevalent

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, perceptions of unequal pay and career advancement opportunities are increasing in the workplace. Thirty-eight percent of female workers said they feel they are paid less than their male colleagues in the same roles that also have [...]

Survey: 3 in 4 workers go to workplace ill

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds that nearly three-quarters of workers–72 percent–typically go to work when they are sick. Workplace pressures and fears of not being present could be the main culprit in causing sick employees to show up to work. More than [...]

Survey: Companies giving more parties and holiday perks this season

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – The economic grip which had been strangling most offices during the holiday season appears to be loosening its stronghold on holiday cheer in the office. According to a recent survey employers indicate they intend to offer more holiday perks (bonuses, parties, gifts) [...]

Burger King Announces Hundreds of Layoffs

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Hundreds of Burger King Corp. employees were blind sided with layoff notices on Monday. The company reduced its personnel by 413 positions in North America and Latin America. Many of the laid-off employees came from its South Florida headquarters, where 261 people [...]

Update: Burma’s Suu Kyi Released From House Arrest

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Yangon, Myanmar (AHN) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been on house arrest for nearly two decades, has been released in Burma. The military government, after years of international pressure, has allowed the Nobel Peace Laureate to leave her confinement and greet her followers in [...]

French Hit The Streets In Protest Of New Retirement Age

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Paris, France (AHN) – French citizens poured into the streets on Saturday protesting President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to raise the retirement age. Demonstrators ranging in number from 825,000 to 3 million marched in the streets of Paris and nearly 200 other cities in unified protest. The Chamber of [...]

Bus Driver Fired For Driving Under Influence Of Kindle

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Portland, OR, United States (AHN) – A Portland bus driver has been fired after he was seen apparently reading a Kindle while operating a bus through morning highway traffic last week. TriMet officials say Lahcen Qouchbane posed “an immediate threat to public safety,” in addition to violating the [...]

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