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All in a day's work: May Day musings

It may seem strange to us that May Day is celebrated as a traditional spring holiday in other parts of the world. It wasn't until late 19th century that May 1 was chosen as the International Workers D

May 03, 2018, 11:38 IST3 min
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Far-left anarchist groups, known as "Black Blocks" ran amok in Paris on Tuesday after joining the traditional May Day rally in Paris. Shouting "Rise up, Paris" and "Everyone hates the police", the hooded and black jacketed youths threw petrol bombs, setting fire to a McDonald's restaurant near Austerlitz station, forcing the riot police to use water cannon and tear gas in an effort to dis
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Google’s parent company Alphabet is the best employer in the world, according to data compiled by Statista and Forbes, on best publicly-listed companies to work for. Alphabet topped the list with a perfect score of 100, with employees citing the company’s image, working conditions and diversity as the reasons for its top rating. And no, having an office where you can nap isn’t the reason
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The troubling saga of H1-B workers’ spouses on H4 visas in the US has worsened after President Donald Trump's ascent to the White House in 2016. H4 visa holders were not allowed to work for pay in the US until the Obama government changed the rule in 2015. Within weeks, anti-immigration groups filed a case challenging the concession and that case is still going on. At its heart, most of t
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It’s a pop-up, but it takes 25 staffers on any given shift drawing from a San Francisco employee pool of 120 to run the Museum of Ice Cream. To get a job at the Museum, show up at the weekly casting call. And prepare for the first question: “What’s your ice-cream name?” That will be your identity. The job: mop scuff marks off the pink, alphabet-patterned linoleum, replace the cracked whip
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