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Poor Christmas, but job ads jump The Canberra Times But the ACT recorded a 3.9 per cent seasonally adjusted fall in newspaper job ads in the month. In separate data published today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that retail turnover fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1 per cent in December. |
 Bloomberg | Qantas Warns of Cuts If Job Rules Changed Bloomberg Qantas faces an “unsustainable” situation as capital spending to renew its fleet was running ahead of operating cash flows, he said in Canberra today. Qantas was downgraded one level by Moody's Investors Services to Baa3, the lowest investment grade, ... Bill amendments 'threaten Qantas' future' Proposed law changes would hurt Qantas, CEO Alan Joyce warns Qantas boss Alan Joyce says proposed legislation will threaten airline's future |
House Highway Bill Clears Committee on Party-Line Vote Truckinginfo It was a squeaker, though, and the outlook for Congress finishing the job before the current program expires on March 31 is not rosy. The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act cleared by a narrow, party-line vote of 29 to 24 at 3 am after an ... NRF Pushes Congress on Transportation Bill |
New crew laws will destroy jobs: Qantas boss Sydney Morning Herald Fronting a Senate inquiry in Canberra this morning, Mr Joyce said in his opening address that the proposed bills would "constitute a major threat to our business, to Australian jobs ... to investment and to growth". Jetstar boss Bruce Buchanan is also ... |
 Charlotte Observer | Bill would limit OT for tech jobs Charlotte Observer The bill, S. 1747: Computer Professionals Update Act, would expand the pool to those whose job duties include securing, configuring, integrating and debugging computer systems, she said. Jim Kerick, a client support engineer at NetApp in Research ... |
Proposed jobs bill would target foreign outsourcing by US companies Washington Post will introduce a bill Wednesday requiring large US companies to disclose how many of their jobs are based on US soil and how many are based abroad, an attempt to shed light on the number of American jobs being outsourced. Such data is closely guarded ... Bill would clarify which companies outsource jobs Outsourcing bill calls for disclosure Bill to disclose outsourcing introduced |
 Essential Public Radio | The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Good for America The Hill (blog) The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act is one of them. Nearly seven years have passed since Congress last passed a ground surface transportation bill, so the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee made the most of the opportunities ... American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act unveiled by Hanna, committee CleanerSaferTrucking, Inc. Supports the American Energy and Infrastructure ... Bob Gibbs: 'Bill May Be the Most Significant Jobs Legislation this Congress ... |
 Financial Times | Innovation and creativity move to the heart of the curriculum Financial Times By Anjli Raval When US President Barack Obama announced his $447bn American Jobs Act in September, an ambitious plan to create work across the country, entrepreneurship was a key component of the proposed legislation. The aim was to accelerate the pace ... |
 The Guardian | Kansas bill seeks to pair undocumented immigrants, jobs CNN By Mariano Castillo, CNN (CNN) -- The Kansas legislature on Thursday introduced a bill that would partner some undocumented immigrants with jobs in industries facing worker shortages. The Kansas Business, Workers, Communities Partnership Act would ... Kansas prepares for clash of wills over future of unauthorised immigrants |
Gene B. Sperling: Obama's jobs creator Washington Post Sperling proceeded to create the $447 billion American Jobs Act, which led to a new, confrontational and decidedly more populist stage of the Obama presidency. It was a clarifying moment after years of economic debates that had gripped Obama's White ... |