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Aurora's paid leave for dads.
Aug 03, 2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) Tasmanian electricity distributor Aurora Energy already offers paid paternity leave for male employees. Aurora employee relations manager, Rolfe Brimfield, received eight weeks' paid parental leave to look after his month-old son when his wife had...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2003-08-03
Family Leave legislation pending in Congress: new bill would expand the Family Medical Leave Act by mandating paid leave for employees
Pending legislation could expand the Family Medical Leave Act FMLA to provide paid leave to employees. Sens. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Ted Stevens (R-Ark.) introduced legislation in June that would provide up to eight weeks of paid leave to workers needing time off due to the birth or adoption of...
Tags: Benefits, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-09-01
GM to lay off 1,633 employees and put 900 on paid leave in Brazil
GM to lay off 1,633 employees and put 900 on paid leave in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 Xinhua -- The Brazilian branch of U.S. auto giant General Motors said Thursday it will dismiss 1,633 temporary employees and send another 900 on paid leave,...
Tags: General Motors Corp.
Research articles 2009-02-26
Future moms declining paid leave
Only one in three working women who qualify for California's pregnancy leave program take advantage of the benefit, and most do so out of medical necessity, according to a University of California, Berkeley study. California is one of only five states that offer paid pregnancy leave, funded...
Tags: pregnancy, University of California at Berkeley, women
Research articles 2006-04-07
Most moms-to-be dont use paid leave
Only one in three working women who qualify for Californias pregnancy leave program take advantage of the benefit, and most do so out of medical necessity, according to a University of California, Berkeley study. California is one of only five states offering paid pregnancy leave, funded through...
Tags: pregnancy, University of California at Berkeley, women
Research articles 2006-04-10
Charter's COO out 'on paid leave'.(David Barford on leave pending grand jury investigation into accounting practices)
Charter Communications Inc. placed executive vice president and chief operating officer David Barford on paid leave last week, tying the move to a grand jury investigation into the MSO's accounting practices. The decision was striking. On one Charter...
Tags: accounting, Charter, Charter Communications Inc.
Research articles 2002-10-28
NHL players put embattled union chief on paid leave
NHL players have placed union executive director Ted Saskin on paid leave while they investigate allegations he was secretly monitoring player e-mails on the union's system. NHLPA senior director Ken Kim was also placed on paid leave. All 30 player reps voted to take the action...
Tags: E-mail, NHL
Research articles 2007-03-13
Paid Leave For Nevison
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum The Jewish Week 05-10-2002 Temple Emanu-El has granted its cantor, who is awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused his young nephew, a paid leave of absence, The Jewish Week has learned. A letter sent to...
Tags: Sobel N.V.
Research articles 2002-05-10
Too late to end paid leave.(Teaching Service Agreement)(Brief Article)
Mar 07, 2005 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) The Liberal Party of Tasmania's call for an end to paid leave for teachers to attend union courses has come too late. Paid leave for union delegates forms part of the Teaching Service Agreement, and the...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2005-03-07
Aipac Puts Two Officials on Paid Leave
Nir, Ori Forward 03-18-2005 WASHINGTON -- The country's most influential pro-Israel lobbying organization has put on leave two top officials who are the target of an FBI investigation. Recently the American Israel Public Affairs Committee put Steve Rosen and ...
Tags: FBI, Government
Research articles 2005-03-18
Paid Leave For Workers Hits a Snag
STATEHOUSE Top lawmakers say burden is too much for small business A controversial measure that would give all workers in New Jersey 10 weeks of paid leave to care for sick family members would have to be scaled back to fewer weeks before it could be considered by...
Tags: leave, U.S. Senate, worker
Research articles 2007-10-29
Copycat magistrate sent on paid leave for cheat counselling.
Byline: Hedley Thomas Mar 23, 2006 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A Brisbane magistrate will be sent on paid leave after plagiarising a judgment. Federal ...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2006-03-23
Benefits of paid leave plain to see.
Jul 25, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- An Brisbane small business owner says paying her workers paternity leave has saved the company money. Jeni Eastwood, a director of Gavin Macleod Concrete Pumping, says the policy decision has substantially improved staff...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2002-07-25
AST Encourages Employers to Adopt Paid Leave Policies for Living Organ Donors via Awareness Campaign Effort
MT. LAUREL, N.J. -- The number of living organ donors can be increased if more employers offered paid leave to employees who act as live organ donors. That is the message of the American Society of Transplantation's AST new outreach campaign, which is aimed at corporations, institutions and local/state governments.
Tags: AST Computers
Research articles 2008-05-19
Part-timers value paid leave.
Sep 23, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that offering entitlements to part-time workers increases retention rates. Only 14.5 of part-time workers not offered entitlements such as paid leave remained with an employer...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2003-09-23
BBC to pay staff to do another job; MEDIA: Employees to have chance of six months' paid leave to do work of their choice
BBC staff will have the chance to take six months paid leave to do a new job of their choice under a scheme being launched later this month. Employees can take work attachments in other organisations, ranging from the Royal Opera House to computer games designers, as...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp.
Research articles 2002-03-15
How to Take Parental Leave
Taking time off from work to care for a new child may be a federal right for many American workers, but doing it without mapping out a sound strategy can derail your career. Know Your Rights Goal: Determine exactly how...
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, parental leave, benefits, Workforce Management, human resources, workplace, Job, Boss, Crash Course, Selection, Recruitment &Amp, Recruitment & Selection, Telecommuting
Articles 2007-05-29
Big gaps in paid baby leave.
Apr 15, 2002 The West Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- A study by the University of Sydney has found that less than a third of Australian working women get paid maternity leave. The study has reported that 6.7 per cent of collective agreements offered...
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2002-04-15
Norwich Union ups ante in paid maternity/paternity leave.
Feb 20, 2003 (HR Report - ABIX via COMTEX) Many Australian companies have been increasing their maternity and paternity leave offerings. Norwich Union has started providing one week of paid paternity leave. It has also increased paid maternity leave from six weeks to eight....
Tags: Comtex Inc.
Research articles 2003-02-20
Paid Military Leave for Federal Employees
LAW REVIEW 126Q: I am a federal civilian employee and a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. As you explained in Law Reviews 33 and 62, federal employees earn 120 hours of paid military leave per fiscal year. The entitlement used to be 15 days. My civilian supervisor insists on...
Tags: entitlement, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2004-05-01
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