Employment

Some employees have been instructed to continue reporting for duty, though they are not being paid for time worked after the shutdown began Oct. 1.

Staff in Delaware County’s second-largest school district have been working without a contract since Sept. 1. The two sides are finally getting closer to a deal.

Union contracts have expired at eight Center City hotels, with picket lines forming over the weekend outside the Sheraton and the Hampton Inn.

Union leaders in Philly say the Trump administration has not provided guidance for a shutdown, as employees worry that their jobs could be permanently cut.

El gobernador Matt Meyer dijo que apoyaba abordar el robo de salarios, pero que le preocupaba responsabilizar al contratista en vez de los malhechores.

More than 200,000 women have quit this year alone. That’s the steepest decline in four decades and washes away many of the job gains from the pandemic.

Due to Pennsylvania’s budget impasse, the state “is not able to issue payments" for state or federal revenue sources, said the School District of Philadelphia’s CFO.

Speakers, and attendees, at the annual event warned that workers are in a vulnerable moment and need to speak out.

People who receive food stamps have to work 20 hours a week, or prove they have a medical or caretaker exemption.

The bill, introduced ahead of Labor Day, would require employers to provide paid rest breaks and water when the heat index hits 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

The move from a “paramilitary mindset” to a more service-oriented model is the goal of a five-year strategic plan, Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.

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Delaware professionals who care for adults with disabilities earn around $15 an hour, making it difficult for many to make ends meet.

In a letter obtained by WHYY, PosiGen’s CEO said recent rollbacks to federal tax credits made it harder for the company to secure financing.

Negotiations have continued for several months with both sides now going to mediation to settle pay differences.