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US employers posted a record 10.1 million job openings in June, another sign that the job market and economy are bouncing back briskly from last year’s coronavirus shutdowns. Job openings rose from 9.5 million in May, the Labor Department reported Monday. Employers hired 6.7 million workers in June. The gap between openings and hiring suggests that firms are scrambling to find workers. A record low 1.3 million people were laid off or fired in June. The US economy has rebounded with unexpected strength as the rollout of vaccines allows businesses to reopen or expand hours and encourages cooped-up Americans to get out again and visit restaurants, bars and shops. Still, the fast-spreading delta variant has cast a shadow over the outlook. Daily cases are averaging more than 100,000, up from fewer than 12,000 in late June but down around 250,000 in early January. On Friday, the Labor Department reported that the economy generated 943,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate …

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Is there anything worse than feeling more qualified than your boss ? Taking directions from someone you believe should be answering to you sounds like a workplace nightmare . But with no way to swap positions, figuring out how to navigate the issue can be tricky. Whether you believe he or she is qualified, your boss is in charge and should be respected . And going above the boss's head may put your job at risk. But should you sit back and let someone who doesn't know what they're doing take all the credit for your hard work? Employees are more qualified than their bosses ResumeLab, a career advice website, posed this question to 1,000 employees to see how many people feel overqualified and what they would change if they were in charge. While the study found that just 21.7% of employees believed they are more qualified than their manager, 61% thought they could handle their manager's daily responsibilities . However, among those who believed they were …

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Bloomberg filepix for illustration purpose only - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): A shortage of foreign labour in the plantation sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in local workers ready to fill the role. In fact, industry players describe the pandemic as a game changer in hiring local workers, while some view the period as critical in determining the industry’s survival. In Terengganu, Central Terengganu Development Authority (Ketengah) chairman Datuk Razali Idris said about 25% of the foreign workers could not be employed after they were stranded in their respective countries due to the pandemic, while their contracts could not be renewed. However, realising that this would be a challenge, Ketengah immediately organised a  short-term course on oil palm plantation supervision and operation (K-POLKS) as a pilot programme, first implemented last year to train local youth in the industry. "We quickly developed this transformation plan as we sought …

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- A + A BERA (Oct 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that it was his elder brother Kamarazaman Yaakob’s right to set up a new party, Parti Kuasa Rakyat, in the country’s democratic practice. Ismail Sabri, who is also an UMNO vice-president, said family members belonging to different political parties was not something new in this country. “It has been happening in Malaysia….this is democracy and that’s his right...there’s no quarrel over it and so on,” said the Bera Member of Parliament when asked on Kamarazaman’s action of setting up Parti Kuasa Rakyat recently. He was speaking at a media conference after the pinning of the badge for Bera district police chief, Supt Mansor Samsudin who was promoted to the rank of DSP, at Dewan Sri Kempas of the district police headqarters on Sunday. Officiating at the event was Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. Also promoted was the Bera district police deputy chief, DSP …

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advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement Americans are more likely to see employer vaccine mandates as a plus than a minus, according to a new Fast Company /Harris Poll. advertisement The survey of U.S. adults currently in the workforce found that 47% would be more willing to accept a job offer from a company with such a mandate, compared to only 29% who said they would be less likely. More than 3,500 organizations have already implemented vaccine mandates for COVID-19, according to White House Covid coordinator Jeffrey Zients, and the Biden administration’s requirement that companies over 100 people mandate vaccines or regularly test employees could be finalized as soon as next week. The survey suggests more people think this is a good thing than a bad thing. Here are the poll’s key findings: Higher education level correlated with more positive attitudes toward employer vaccine mandates (high school diploma or …

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FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 file photo, FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file) FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday defended his plan to hold the World Cup every two years during a visit to Venezuela, a country that has never qualified for the global showpiece. The biennial World Cup project, which has the backing of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, has come in for heavy criticism from continental federations UEFA and CONMEBOL, as well as coaches and pundits. “Our job as FIFA is to constantly think about how we can improve football in the world, to make football truly global,” Infantino said during an event in the Venezuelan capital Caracas. “The FIFA president is president of the 111 countries and all those countries have the right to dream, a dream like the Vinotinto (Venezuela’s national team) dream. “They also have to be able to achieve that dream …

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Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience at the Paul VI Audience Hall, at the Vatican, October 13, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said on Saturday he realizes some people, including within the Church, consider him to be “a pest” for defending the poor and most vulnerable, but that it won’t stop him as it is part of Christianity. “Thinking about these situations (of exclusion and inequality), I make a pest of myself with my questions. And I go on asking. And I ask everyone in the name of God,” said Francis, Latin America’s first pope. He called on pharmaceutical companies to release patents to make vaccines for COVID-19 more available to the poor, noting that only 3%-4% of the population in some countries had been vaccinated. Francis, 84, was speaking by video link to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, a grouping of grassroots organizations and social movements which bring attention to inequality in labour, land ownership, health care and …

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ROME (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho says a lack of respect led to his famous ‘cupped ear’ reaction to Juventus fans while he was in charge of Manchester United, as the Portuguese prepares to return to Turin in charge of AS Roma on Sunday. Mourinho walked into the centre of the Allianz Stadium pitch with his hand cupped over his ear towards Juve fans after his United side won a Champions League game there in November 2018. The 58-year-old was asked what reaction he expected to receive from the home crowd when his Roma side, who are fourth and four points clear of Juve in seventh, take to the pitch. “Maybe the same as always, or different, I don’t know,” Mourinho told a news conference. “When I reacted at the end of the game last time in a way that was criticised, I thought it was a bit strange. “People remembered the 10 second emotional reaction and forgot 90 minutes of the game. Today we talk about respect but in those 90 minutes that was all forgotten.” Mourinho and Juve …

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(Reuters) - Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi said he was not worried about the reception he would receive when his side travel to play Lazio on Saturday, saying he had given absolutely everything to the club as a former player and manager. Inzaghi made nearly 200 appearances for Lazio as a player before managing the club for five seasons, leading them back to the Champions League for the first time in over a decade and winning the Coppa Italia in 2019. "It is a homecoming, a home where I lived for 22 years, it will be a great thrill to see the guys who have always given me everything," Inzaghi told reporters on Friday. "Seeing the 'Biancocelesti' fans again... we rejoiced and suffered together, reaching great goals. "Whistles or applause are part of the job, I will accept anything. They know in any case that I have always given everything for them." Lazio, who are sixth in the standings and six points behind third-placed Inter, are managed by Maurizio Sarri and Inzaghi …

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UNITED NATIONS(XINHUA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (Cot 17) called for transformative, inclusive, and sustainable recovery from Covid-19 to end poverty and create a world of justice, dignity and opportunity for all. "Poverty is a moral indictment of our times. For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise. Last year, around 120 million people fell into poverty as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on economies and societies," he said in a message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which falls on Oct 17. "A lopsided recovery is further deepening inequalities between the Global North and South. Solidarity is missing in action - just when we need it most," he said. Vaccine inequality is allowing variants to develop and run wild, condemning the world to millions more deaths, and prolonging an economic slowdown that could cost trillions of dollars. There is a need to end this outrage, tackle debt distress and ensure …

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