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Apr
Posted on 2011 under World News |
- 2 out of 3 employers expect staff to be on call
- Expected even during holidays, after hours
- "Mobile technology has created a culture"
TWO out of three employers expect their staff to be on call during holidays and outside of work hours.
Mobile phones, iPads and home internet connections are enabling 58 per cent of employees to stay connected to work to meet their boss's expectations or ease stress about returning from a break.
But only 13 per cent of workers will be paid the overtime for their extra efforts.
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22
Apr
Posted on 2011 under World News |
Tens of thousands of protesters massed in a southern Egyptian city on Friday and cut off a major railway to demand the exit of a Christian governor as the government sought to resolve the crisis, police officials said.
The protests began last Friday after Emad Mikhail, a former Cairo police commander, was appointed governor of Qena, the second Coptic Christian governor in a row.
The protesters' motivations appear to vary but the presence of hardline Islamists has raised sectarian tensions in the province, which has a large Christian population and a history of religious strife.
