Protesters occupy Thessaloniki chamber of commerce

Thessaloniki - GreeceDemonstrators in the northern Greek town of Thessaloniki occupied the city's chamber of commerce (SEV) in protest against the government's plans to reform the state pension scheme. In prelude...

Monday, Dec. 10: Most stressful day of the year, U.K. survey finds

I'm feeling pretty relaxed. Must be the lack of sweets, treats, and overeats. Ask me again in a couple of weeks."Overstuffed with holiday sweets? Christmas lists growing by the second? End-of-year work deadlines looming large? A U.K. survey suggests Monday, Dec. 10, is the...

The Hispanic Wealthy: The Next Big Wave in Financial Services

"Mention the term "wealthy Hispanic" to most Americans and many are likely to think of celebrities such as New York Yankee pitcher Alex Rodriguez, TV personality Geraldo Rivera, actress Jennifer Lopez, and singer Gloria Estefan. Many others are prone to regard the term as an...

Wealth Gap 'Widest in 40 Years'

"The gap between rich and poor in the UK is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns. The JRF found that households in already wealthy areas had become "disproportionately" richer compared with society as a whole. But the social policy think...

Three Steps to Choosing a Career

"A professional wrestler runs for governor of Minnesota and wins. The owner and pastry chef of my neighborhood bakery is a former investment banker. A friend from college who was a computer scientist for seven years now makes her living as a sailboat captain in Seattle. How...

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Reinventing Retirement - Make the Most of a Post-Retirement Job

"As you look ahead to retirement -- or, if you've already entered those years, consider ways to reshape it -- odds are you may think about some kind of employment, not just to keep the paychecks coming but to stay busy, productive, and involved. Don't be put off by rampant...

Back pain at work: Strategies to prevent aches, pains and injuries

"Whether it's dull and annoying or screaming for attention, back pain can make it hard to concentrate on your job. Many occupations — such as nursing, construction or factory work — place significant demands on your back. Even routine office work can worsen back pain if...

10 Most Dangerous Jobs

"For most of us, the workplace can certainly be stressful, but it's hardly life-threatening. The typical worker has a low risk dying from a work-related injury – the fatality rate for all occupations is 4.1 per 100,000 employed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's...

10 Dead-End Jobs

"The majority of these dead-end positions are in office and administrative support and production occupations, which are affected by the implementation of office technology that reduces the need for these workers, changes in business practices, and escalating plant and...

immigration depresses wages

Pay dips in jobs held by immigrants. It's called "cheap labor".

Programmers Guild News

"While protecting Citizens is among the most important roles of government, the U.S. Congress has knowingly violated the liberty and property interests that 500,000 Americans had in their chosen profession, by allowing them to be displaced by foreign workers."

African Nurses Heading to United States

"She is preparing to leave to go work in the United States, hoping for greater job satisfaction and more material rewards, and joining a brain drain from the developing world to the West that experts worry is only making it harder for Africa to pull itself out of...

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This site puts the spotlight on immigration law.

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This site puts the spotlight on candidates for Congress and where they stand on the immigration issue.

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