Category: Wages and Salaries

Will A.I. Kill Meaningless Jobs?

And is that so bad?
Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay

Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.
4 Key Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Spending at GLAAD

The C.E.O.’s luxurious business travel and other spending may have violated the L.G.B.T.Q. group’s policies as well as Internal Revenue Service rules.
GLAAD Paid For CEO’s Lavish Spending, Documents Reveal

GLAAD paid for its chief executive to fly first-class, rent a Cape Cod house and remodel her home office. It may have violated I.R.S. rules.
Productivity Surges 2.3%, Beating Forecasts

Output was up sharply in the second quarter, with the rise in goods produced far exceeding the increase in hours worked.
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling to Raise Minimum Wage in the State

The ruling, raising the minimum wage and phasing out a lower wage for tipped workers, said legislators had acted improperly in dodging a referendum.
Is the Labor Market About to Crack? It’s the Key Question for the Fed.

Central bankers are paying more attention to the strength of the job market as inflation cools. But it’s a tough time to gauge its resilience.
Japan Wanted Higher Inflation. It’s Here, and It Hurts.

Japan’s economy is faltering after a rise in prices led consumers to cut back on spending.
WNBA’s Popularity Booms but Money for Players Hasn’t Kept Pace

Fans and brands have embraced the league, but rules have kept its growing financial success from fully trickling down to the players.
Dancers Drop Threat to Strike During Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.
WNBA Players Seek Expert Advice as They Assess Next Union Contract

With the league’s popularity rising, players have never had more leverage when it comes to issues like salaries, travel accommodations and revenue sharing.
Amazon Workers Narrowly Reject Union Drive at British Warehouse

The vote, which would have forced the tech giant to negotiate collectively with workers, was the closest an Amazon center in Britain had come to being unionized.