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ArcelorMittal gets green light to buy Italy's Ilva

AconsortiumledbyglobalsteelgiantArcelorMittalsaidFridaytheItalianauthoritieshadclearedittobuystrugglingsteelproducerIlva,butthousandsofjobsarethreatened.The1.8-

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Uber CEO to take leave, have diminished role after scandals

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick told staff he plans to take a leave of absence, without disclosing a return date. The company will be run by a management committee as it tries to navigate a wave of scandals.

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Uber CEO to Take Leave, Have Diminished Role After Scandals

UberTechnologiesInc.ChiefExecutiveOfficerTravisKalanicktoldstaffheplanstotakealeaveofabsence,withoutdisclosingareturndate.Thecompanywillberunbyamanagementcommit

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IBM tells thousands of remote employees to come back to office or find n

IBM,oneoftheearliestcompaniestoembracetheconceptofemployeesworkingenmassefromhomeorsmallsatelliteoffices,hasinformedthousandsofemployeesthatit'stimetoreturntoth

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Kerry apologizes for past firings of gay U.S. State Department staff

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday apologized to hundreds of State Department employees who were fired after the start of the Cold War for being gay in what is known as the "lavender scare."

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India Twitter users welcome 'optional' service charges at restaurants

No-one likes paying extra money at restaurants but Indians often have no choice, because of restaurants adding a 10-15% service charge to the bill.

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Company delays paying salaries until after Singles' Day shopping holiday

A catering company in Chongqing recently announced plans to delay paying its employees' salaries until next month, in an effort to curb the potential excesses of shopaholics on Alibaba’s Nov. 11 online shopping festival.

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First Pride Index Report honors LGBT-friendly firms in Japan

Japanese employers most friendly toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers were honored at the Pride Index Report awards ceremony, the first of its kind in the country.

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Germany's grand coalition agrees on pay equity between women, men

​After lengthy disputes, the leaders of the grand coalition in Germany on Thursday agreed on a regulation for more pay equity between women and men.

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Former FIFA president Joao Havelange dies at 100

Former FIFA president Joao Havelange died at 100 on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,according to media reports.

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Mothers get extra maternity leave for second child

Women employees in Beijing who give birth to a second child could have their maternity leave extended by up to three months, according to a revised regulation on family planning adopted by the city on Thursday.

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China's finance minister criticizes law on live TV

The widely held belief that the Great Hall of the People, iconic edifice of China's political democracy, had little room for spontaneous dissent crumbled today when Finance Minister Lou Jiwei delivered a lengthy attack on a standing law, live on national TV.

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Pakistan airline workers end strike: union leaders

Workers of the Pakistan's state-owned airlines on Tuesday announced that they have called off strike against a government privatization plan after they were invited for talks to listen to their demands.

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Pakistani PM warns protesting airlines employees

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned that action will be taken against those workers of national airlines on a countrywide protest against the government's privatization plan.

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Tax benefits expected as China pilots ESOP

China has released long-awaited guidance on employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), but analysts expect more policy infrastructure, such as tax benefits, to be in place before the mechanism proves effective.

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Lao officials ready to declare assets

New regulations will require a declaration of assets by state leaders, employees, state enterprise employees and their close relatives, according to state- run daily Vientiane Times, Monday.

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Chinese trade unions set up communications

Qiao Hao, a trade union leader at a foreign-funded high-tech company in Shanghai, uses three phrases to describe trade unions in China.