Ukrainian refugees living in Germany have not begun to find jobs more quickly despite the conditions created by the government for their integration into society, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. According to the publication, while around 700,000 Ukrainians receive ‘citizens’ benefits’ (Buergergeld), most of them do not have legal jobs …
Read More »Biden hints at benefits from EU’s Russian oil embargo
The US may try to buy some cheap Russian oil after the European oil embargo drives the price down, US President Joe Biden indicated on Wednesday. He aired the idea while talking to media about his administration’s plan to deal with the shortage of baby formula and surging prices for …
Read More »Ukrainian refugees losing benefits in Europe
Millions of Ukrainians rushed westward in late February after Russia launched an offensive against their country. Initially welcomed with open arms by European nations, they are now seeing the support dwindle – at least when it comes to the benefits offered by host countries. European nations are now deciding how …
Read More »US weapons makers celebrate ‘benefits’ from tensions with Russia
Rock bottom relations between Moscow and the West, along with the looming prospect of a conflict in Eastern Europe, bode well for firms cashing in on sending arms overseas, two of America’s largest weapons exporters have admitted. As Washington spends increasingly large sums of cash on military equipment for Ukraine, …
Read More »US retail chain cancels health benefits for unvaccinated employees
From January 1, unvaccinated Kroger employees will no longer be eligible for two weeks of emergency paid leave if they are infected with Covid-19, while store managers and other employees who are unvaccinated and not part of a union will have to pay an extra $50 a month for company …
Read More »NHS data grab does have some benefits – just as the road to hell is always paved with good intentions
There is a plan to amalgamate patient records held by English GPs into a central database run by NHS Digital. The data will date back 10 years and include “information on patients’ physical, mental and sexual health, including details of diagnoses, symptoms, test results, medication and immunisations.” NHS Digital asserts …
Read More »‘Benefits outweigh the risks’? Fauci accused of ‘ramming through’ dangerous virus research funding without telling White House
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institute of Health, “did not alert senior White House officials before lifting the ban on gain-of-function research in 2017,” Australian journalist Sharri Markson claimed in a report published on Friday. “It kind of just …
Read More »I once lived off unemployment benefits & I KNOW Biden’s claim they don’t discourage people from seeking a job is wishful thinking
It’s always interesting when a government official or politician tries to spin something bad as something good. The terms ‘glass half full’ or ‘glass half empty’ make perfect sense, because they illustrate how a situation can be interpreted in different ways. But if you try to make a glass that …
Read More »US government takes some Covid-19 relief benefits BACK from workers after OWN mistake, while corporations hoard relief money
Workers who erroneously received a financial windfall under the massive expansion of state unemployment benefits that formed a key part of the federal government’s Covid-19 relief package are being told they owe thousands of dollars in surprise crippling debt as the states struggle to claw back their excess payments, the …
Read More »In Russia proposed to increase unemployment benefits
Unemployment in Russia should amount to at least living wage in the region, and the maximum payment — to reach the average wage. This position was formulated in the Federation of independent trade unions of Russia (FNPR), sending a letter to the Russian tripartite Commission on regulation socially-labour relations. If …
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