Hit and run cases are on the rise leaving victims and their families to pick up the pieces. But lawmakers are working to crack down on dangerous drivers.
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Pay rises agreed in deals negotiated between unions and employers averaged 6.8% in the first quarter of this year, fractionally down on the final quarter of 2023, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The biggest rise – 12.4% – went to people who work for housing corporations, and whose wages only rose 2.5% last year. Teaching and hospitality industry unions also negotiated a 10% plus rise for their members. In the care sector, wages were up over 7%. Corrected
Low-income households are forking out more than half of their income on rent, analysis shows. Property data firm CoreLogic and ANZ bank found rents at the lower end of the market were rising faster than more premium offerings, with the 25th percentile rent lifting $53 a week in the past 12 months. The Housing Affordability […]
The career of one of the most successful agents in the business now hangs in the balance because of his apparent untruthfulness in the NFLPA arbitration process.
MEDFORD, Ore. – After months of dispute between the Klamath County Sheriff and the Board of Commissioners, the board declined to pay for the Sheriff’s outside legal fees on Tuesday. The fees were from Sheriff Chris Kaber hiring an outside lawyer in order to provide a second opinion about whether or not he should be […]
The MTA says emergency gates in subway stations are a primary source of fare evasion. A report by the Citizens Budget Commission noted that fare and toll evasion has skyrocketed in New York City since the pandemic. [ more › ]
Managers are 11 per cent less likely to give a promotion to staff who work entirely from home than to those who are completely office-based, a study by the University of Warwaw reveals.
Ontario’s Minister of Health is asking her federal counterpart to help close a loophole she says has led to a “disturbing” rise in clinics charging for access to primary care. Sylvia Jones wrote to Mark Holland in a letter sent Monday, asking him to block non-physicians from charging for publicly-funded health services. The federal Canada Health Act (CHA) lays out which health services are funded at the provincial level. But Jones notes the act doesn’t make clear what is or isn’t allowed...
The number of devices compromised with data-stealing malware has increased more than 600% in the past three years, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence data showed the number of personal and corporate devices compromised with data-stealing malware reached 10 million in 2023, registering a 643% increase over the past three years.According to Kaspersky's data, 443,000 websites worldwide have experienced compromised credentials in the past five...
Royal Bank of Canada, the country's largest bank, has fired its chief financial officer after finding that she was in a secret personal relationship with another employee who received promotions and pay rises as a result.