Self-employed articles
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Unions to tell TDs of bogus self-employment, culture of fear, and sense of betrayal at RTÉ
The National Union of Journalists will tell TDs today that it does not believe 400 job cuts are required at RTÉ as previously outlined by the broadcaster.
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Suspected Marina del Rey gunman ID'd; reported self-employed chef accused of firing from rooftop
A man suspected of spraying gunfire from atop a Marina del Rey apartment complex over the weekend was identified Monday by authorities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as 41-year-old Victoryloc Nguyen, who remains jailed in lieu of $2-million bail. No one was injured in the Saturday night shooting in the 4100 block of Via Marina, according to a written statement from the Sheriff’s Department. The incident began at 10:15 p.m. when deputies from the Marina del...
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Employers flock to employ refugees following 24 weeks ruling
Companies have filed over 1,500 requests for work permits for refugees this year following a ruling last year which said they can work more than 24 weeks, state jobs agency UWV has said in its annual report. Under the old rules, asylum seekers who have not been given residency permits are not allowed to work more than 24 weeks a year so they do not get the idea that their request for refugee status will be honoured. But in April