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Japan’s Political Parties Propose 42% Minimum Wage Increase

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Japan’s political parties are promising to raise the minimum wage, a step that may win votes in Sunday’s general election but could squeeze the small and midsize firms that form the backbone of the world’s fourth-largest economy.

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Volkswagen Workers Give Management Final Ultimatum Before Striking

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“Today, the workforce is taking a stand in the form of a nationwide warning strike,” union IG Metall chief negotiator Thorsten Groeger said. Its chief negotiator Arne Meiswinkel said unions and management needed to find alternative ways to a solution for its German plants after rejecting a union proposal as unsustainable.

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4 Monumental Ways Banning Noncompete Clauses Will Transform The Future Of Work

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a proposal that would ban noncompete clauses, which are contracts that can prohibit employees at a company from job jumping within their career field, trading company insights, and more. . Coca-Cola’s secret formula might be at risk. Look to Existing Laws.

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Bond Collective Inaugural NYC Location Closing After Landlord Battle

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We gave them a proposal; they rejected our proposal. Once they rejected our proposal that’s when this legal battle really started,” Silber told Allwork.Space. He says his landlord was not willing to budge at all and rejected proposed solutions. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful. “The

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Is Your Workspace a CMRA? Prepare Now For Big Compliance Changes

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Under a new regulation published January 12, 2023 , centers will submit client information to a centralized online database rather than rely on paper forms. Once they have submitted this form, the center becomes a commercial mail receiving agent, or CMRA. This is also resulting in new regulations from FinCEN.

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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other at Work

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You could even make your commitment to supporting other women’s careers explicit, forming what author Jessica Bennett calls a Feminist Fight Club. Or, more insidiously, she will make a point or proposal, it will be glossed over, and 10 minutes later a man will make the same proposal—which is then taken up.

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Living Buildings Are On The Way — The Future Office Will Breathe, Digest And Grow

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The idea was to think outside of existing construction conventions to imagine a space that could form part of nature’s ecosystem. They proposed that the structure of the living building be formed by enabling native trees to grow over a CNC (computer designed) plywood scaffold.