An End to Free Overtime in the US?
US President Barak Obama extends overtime pay to more American workers, but should companies be forced to stop making people put in work hours for free?
US President Barak Obama extends overtime pay to more American workers, putting an end to many people putting the hours in for free. And seven class acion lawsuits are filed against McDonalds as workers for the company allegy they have been illegally underpayed. Plus, the air quality in China's cities is abysmal - so bad that the Japanese firm Panasonic is to pay its expatriate staff a "pollution premium" for living there. With public anger growing, Premier Li Keqiang has told the National People's Congress that China's model of economic growth is "unsustainable". Also, what can the West do to promote economic reform in Ukraine?
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- Thu 13 Mar 2014 22:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online