Tag: Wages and salaries
McDonald’s raising US workers’ pay in company-owned stores
McDonald’s is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers in a...
Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires
NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100...
Carlos Vela is MLS’s highest paid player at $6.3 million
WASHINGTON — LA Galaxy attacker Carlos Vela is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player this season, with $6.3 million in total compensation, including $4.5...
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
WASHINGTON — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood...
FIFA details $5M handed to players claiming unpaid salaries
ZURICH — A FIFA fund helping players whose salaries were not paid sent $2 million to more than 400 applicants from Greek and Turkish...
US files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA
MEXICO CITY — The United States filed its first labor complaint with Mexico Wednesday under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, after an old-guard union was...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job...
EXPLAINER: Why are fears of high inflation getting worse?
WASHINGTON — Gas prices are rising. Auto prices are soaring. Consumer goods companies are charging more for household basics like toilet paper, peanut butter...
Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
Workers from marginalized communities in India were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
