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    Sally Herships
    • Sep 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    Amazon Opens Brick-And-Mortar Stores Meant To Emphasize Convenience

    Amazon is opening new stores — in the real world. And in true Big Tech fashion the experience is meant to emphasize convenience. All you need to do is walk in, grab your stuff, and go. #Economy #Labor #Workplace #Consumers #Tech #Amazon
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    The Rise Of The Blue-Collar Noncompete
    Sally Herships
    • Aug 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Rise Of The Blue-Collar Noncompete

    Workers in sales jobs, or those who have access to a company's trade secrets, are often asked to sign noncompete clauses as part of their employment contracts. By signing noncompetes, employees often agree — in the event they quit or are terminated — not to go and work for a competitor for a certain period of time. That way the company is protected from having the employee take intellectual property — like client lists, proprietary corporate processes, or other secret sauces
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    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage
    Sally Herships
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage

    Walk through the sliding glass doors of the Shirokane no Mori nursing home in Tokyo and you’ll find a cabinet with individual cubbies where visitors can leave their shoes and borrow a pair of slippers. It feels homey for the seniors and care workers who spend their days with them. “I like Japan. It's very convenient. You can go to go anywhere by train,” says 29-year-old Putu Supadmi, a care worker from Indonesia, through a translator. “I don't need any motorcycle or vehicles
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    In Japan, working mothers battle overwork culture
    Sally Herships
    • Aug 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    In Japan, working mothers battle overwork culture

    Japan's business culture expects workers to stay late. But working mothers who also have to shoulder more childcare responsibilities often find themselves trapped between both roles. #Labor #Women #Economy #Japan #Government
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    Japan's Ninja Shortage
    Sally Herships
    • Jul 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    Japan's Ninja Shortage

    Iga, a small Japanese city and the birthplace of the ninja, is facing a serious problem. Today on the show, Sally Herships goes to Iga to discuss the city's plan to use ninjas to fight depopulation. #Japan #Government #Labor #Economy
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    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work
    Sally Herships
    • Mar 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work

    here #Government #Labor #H1B #Immigration
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