"Recent research shows it could be the grumpy workers who are actually a company's most creative problem-solvers" picked by Nick 3 years ago

The Swiss city of Zurich has banned municipal workers from having overbearing body odour.

The ban is part of a draconian list of rules on behaviour and dress code issued by city officials, which includes bans on strong perfume and plunging necklines. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

An 84-year-old Florida woman said a crew of lawn maintenance workers lifted her car when she became pinned underneath it. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Researchers at the University of Westminster have used a simple and convenient method for screening female commercial sex workers (CSW) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) without the need for them to attend clinics. The women were given tampons that they could use to collect their own samples and post them to the laboratory. picked by suebe 8 months ago

A court in N'Djamena, Chad, has sentenced six aid workers from the Zoe's Ark organisation to eight years of hard labour in relation to the kidnapping one hundred and three children and attempting to take them out of the country (mostly into Europe) picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The Department of Homeland Security is looking for more than 100 workers from Huntsville's Cinram plant who have turned up missing. The group of workers from Nepal simply disappeared without any warning, creating a potential security risk. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Four hospital workers abandoned a blind patient with diabetes at an Osaka park in September after his former wife refused to take him in. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Two Sikh sawmill workers have launched a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal after they weren't allowed to work because they refused to wear hard hats over their turbans. picked by chinook 2 years ago

Japan is offering $3,000, plus $2,000 per dependent, to blue-collar workers of Latin American descent to leave the country.
The catch? They — and their kids — will not ever be allowed back. picked by lynxears 7 months ago

OBESE airline passengers should be forced to pay a "fat tax" to cover the cost of transporting their excess weight, according to a controversial proposal by health experts. Currently you have to pay extra for heavier luggage to cover the additional expense. Obese passengers also increases the airlines' expenses. Is it fair to make the obese pay or to spread the cost amongst all fliers? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Sewer workers in New York took time out of their daily routine to showcase their work skills at the city's 20th annual Olympics of Sewage Treatment. Six teams competed Tuesday, with affectionate names like the Tallman Island Turd Surfers, and Bowery Bay Bowl Buster. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Latino workers' fatality rate was 21 percent higher than all workers in 2006. picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago

A German federal court ruled that two Jews who were forced by the Nazis to work in ghettos have a right to a pension for their labor, setting the stage for thousands of others to receive payments. The Federal Social Affairs Court ruled that the two qualified for pensions because, although they did not receive financial compensation for their work, they received food and other items - meaning the ... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

You've been laid off, but you figure unemployment will get you through the time you need to find a job. That is true unless you work for a company that claims "religion" status. They don't have to pay the taxes everyone else does - including unemployment taxes which means you're out on the street. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

As the nation battles the obesity crisis, ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, who become significantly more difficult to move as they surpass 350 pounds. And caring for such patients is expensive, requiring costly equipment and extra workers, so some ambulance companies have started charging higher fees for especially overweight people. picked by bingo 1 month ago

City workers with political clout claim to be injured at a rate that far exceeds any occupation tracked by the U.S. Department of Labor. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Canada is putting skilled British workers on a fast track for immigration visas to exploit our soaring cost of living.

Its officials believe superior public services and the ability to weather economic turmoil will lure Britons fed up with fuel and food prices and with the state of schools and hospitals.

(where do I sign?) picked by davethefish 1 year ago

Don't you just hate it when grubby looking male workers decide to go to the loo at YOUR place, and stink up the whole house? picked by genkan 2 years ago

They believe that providing sexual pleasure is also much like providing any other form of entertainment, which relaxes people’s mind and body. picked by suebe 3 years ago

White students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine, prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested, university officials said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago