Unemployment insurance at Larvatus Prodeo

The internal ACTU report, prepared for today's meeting of the ACTU executive, argues for superannuation contributions to be lifted from 9 to 12 per cent; 1 per cent of the increase would fund unemployment insurance… ...
[original post by Robert Merkel]
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Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? - Huffingtonpost.com

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar? Just as Katrina exposed critical weaknesses in the ...
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City lowest in unemployment - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Teachers coming back to their classrooms helped lower Lubbock's unemployment rate in October to a state-best 5.4 percent, down from its two-month plateau at 5.7 percent. The Lubbock-Crosby area gained a net 800 jobs, largely on increases in ...
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Blacks hit hard by economy's punch - Washington Post

Washington PostBlacks hit hard by economy's punchWashington PostThe nation's rising unemployment has afflicted young African Americans at greater rates than any other socioeconomic group, reaching Great Depression ...and more »
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Unemployment insurance at Larvatus Prodeo

The internal ACTU report, prepared for today's meeting of the ACTU executive, argues for superannuation contributions to be lifted from 9 to 12 per cent; 1 per cent of the increase would fund unemployment insurance… ...
[original post by Robert Merkel]
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Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? - Huffingtonpost.com

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar? Just as Katrina exposed critical weaknesses in the ...
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Another California crisis: Unemployment fund facing $7.4 billion deficit (San Jose Mercury News)

To keep benefit checks coming amid record unemployment, California has had to reach into Uncle Sam's pockets for $4.7 billion and counting. But the state must return what it borrows by 2011 '” or pay hundreds of millions in interest payments.
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Mediterranean states should cooperate to tackle unemployment (People's Daily)

Mediterranean states should energize their cooperation to eliminate unemployment, experts said on Saturday. "I think countries in the region must share expertise to find the best way to counter unemployment," said Taib Hadri, an expert at Tunisian Strategic Studies Institute. Representatives of research and strategic studies organizations from Mediterranean countries are attending a two-day ...
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