April 19, 2022 - Smlr_net

19 Apr 2022


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*April 19, 2022*
*Title:*                    Working From Home, Japan’s Corporate Warriors
Rethink Their Priorities
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Malcolm Foster
*Date:*                   April 19, 2022
*Summary:*          The country’s traditional job-for-life model is
eroding, with pressure now coming from workers who want more flexibility,
autonomy and control over their careers.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3JWiQSL
*Title:*                    Better Ventilation Would Create a Healthier
Workplace – But Companies Have to Invest
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Liz Szabo
*Date:*                   April 19, 2022
*Summary:*          A growing coalition of epidemiologists and aerosol
scientists say that improved ventilation could be a powerful tool against
the coronavirus — if businesses are willing to invest the money.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3rEGixp
*Title:*                   Employees at a New York Apple Store are Trying
to Unionize
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author: *              Chris Isidore and Sara Ashley O’Brien
*Date:*                   April 18, 2022
*Summary:*          On the group's website, it says a union is needed
because wages have not kept pace with the cost of living in New York City.
It said it also wants better job protections for workers.
*Link:*                    https://cnn.it/3KXFNWY
*Title:*                    200,000 Could Lose Their Jobs as Western
Companies Withdraw, Moscow Mayor Says
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Rachel Treisman
*Date:*                   April 18, 2022
*Summary:*          "According to our estimates, about 200,000 people are
at risk of losing their jobs," Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote in a
Monday blog post, according to an AFP translation. He also said authorities
have approved a program worth 3.36 billion rubles — or roughly $41 million
— to support employees at risk of layoffs with training and temporary
employment.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3EpyswW
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